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Date:  Thu, 02 Jun 2005 18:30:55 -0400
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From:  Lewis G Rosenthal <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Setting up wireless router

Sounds like an invitation to a DoS attack...

John, you might want to consider blocking ICMP at each station.

Also, with the web archives of this list, your address is now memorialized. 
Congratulations. (I'm kidding, of course; if you want me to edit the 
archive page, just let me know. I can do that before the page goes live 
tonight.)
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Lewis
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Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA, CLE
Rosenthal & Rosenthal
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...... Original Message .......
On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 17:17:25 -0500 Sam Lewis <saml@rollanet.org> wrote:
>John Poltorak wrote:
>
>>On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 03:03:19PM -0500, Sam Lewis wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>>I'm not really sure what your point is...My IP addresses are all real 
>>>>addresses not internal addresses, so the routing is just the same as 
any 
>>>>other ISPs. 
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>So you configure all of your systems with a Gateway/Router address? if 
>>>so is it the same address as your ADSL Router/Bridge?
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>Yes.
>> 
>>  
>>
>>>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
>> 
>>  
>>
>
>I see you got it to work.  I was able to ping you alright.  Don't know 
>that I would have told us hackers your IP address though :)
>
>
>>>>>I'm not sure.  I would just fire up a wireless workstation and see if 
it 
>>>>>works.
>>>>>   
>>>>>
>>>>>        
>>>>>
>>>>:-)
>>>>
>>>>Nothing ever 'just works' - especially where OS/2 is involved.
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>I beg to differ.  I too had allot of difficulties with my first wireless 
>>>configurations.  When I got everyting working I found that I was getting 
>>>wrapped around the axle about things that didn't really matter.
>>>
>>>Setting up WiFi with OS/2 is really easy and straight forward.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>That depends on what you are trying to do....
>> 
>>  
>>
>>>>I'll give it a go, but am not optimistic.
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>What's the downside of trying? :)
>>>Sam
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>
>>Well I guess I have to eat humble pie. It does work!
>>
>>Still not sure how.... And have no idea how I'll be able to use a second 
>>laptop. But that will be tomorrow's challenge.
>>
>>BTW, thanks for making me try to prove you wrong ;-)...
>>  
>>
>
>No problem.  But if you use the routing capability of your Bridge then 
>you could have all the local IP addresses you want and have them 
>isolated from the internet while still having internet access.  But I'm 
>glad you had success.
>Sam
>
>
>
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