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In-Reply-To: <429F6607.9090001@rollanet.org>; from Sam Lewis on Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 03:03:19PM -0500
Date:  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:48:01 +0100
Sender: os2-wireless_users-owner <os2-wireless_users-owner@2rosenthals.com>
Reply-To: os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
From:  John Poltorak <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Setting up wireless router

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'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 ;-)...

-- 
John


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