Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #5464

From:	"Bob" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>	Full Headers Undecoded message
Sender:	"OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject:	Re: [OS2Wireless] Recommendations for small wireless bridge for using Vonage ATA while travelling
Date:	Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:47:05 -0800
To:	"OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

** Reply to message from "Jeffrey Race" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:16:07 +0700 > Suppose I connect the computer to the router before powering up the router. > Will the login page appear on the computer so I can log in? The router has to connect to the hotel (or any other) network before it can route network traffic from the other side. Since it can not interact with the login web page it can not get connected to the hotel network (until you get through the login web page the hotel network will not pass your connection to the internet). > In this case the access point should see the MAC address of the client. I know of no routers that pass the MAC address from the LAN side of the router to the network side of the router. Also the routers use NAT (network address translation) so your computer is partially hidden from the internet. Someone else suggested to use a laptop as a router/bridge to connect to the internet (you need two NICs in the laptop one wired and one wireless which is pretty much the standard for current laptops). I have seen this done (and have actually been connected to the internet through another laptop) but it would probably need to be set up manually because the normal configuration is to have the system configured as a peer connection. Using the laptop as the router you can then interact with the login web page and afterwards any connection through the laptop will appear to be coming directly from the laptop and not from another device. -- Robert Blair =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <os2-wireless_users-off@2rosenthals.com> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <os2-wireless_users-digest@2rosenthals.com> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <os2-wireless_users-index@2rosenthals.com> Send administrative queries to <os2-wireless_users-request@2rosenthals.com> To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: <os2-wireless_users-on@2rosenthals.com> and reply to the confirmation email. Web archives are publicly available at: http://lists.2rosenthals.com This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- electronic communications related to content contained in these messages should be directed to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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