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Date:  Fri, 03 Jun 2005 13:03:01 -0400 (EDT)
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From:  "Stanley Sidlov" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Subject: [OS2Wireless] Setting up wireless router

On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:48:01 +0100, John Poltorak wrote:

>> Or are you saying that all of your IP addesses are visible to the 
>> internet?  Surely thats not the case.
>
>Yes it is!
>
>In fact you may even be able to ping my wireless laptop which I've just 
>got working ;-)... 
>
>It's on at the moment and the IP address is 213.152.37.91
> 

NAT isn't the best security, but it does make it possible for some protection against DoS attacks and such which can be handled by most routers. Do you pay extra for the IP addresses? 
Your ADSL router can provide some security for your computers and allow you to share resources without exposing them to the web in general. 

I have my SMC setup to send email when it's being attacked, I don't publish my IP, but I get at least one message a day about attacks of one kind or another. Even OS/2 can be brought down by DoS attacks, used as an illegal mail relay, etc. 


Stan Sidlov
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