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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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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