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Thread ID: 44973	2004-05-04 16:51:00	Networking XP+98SE+hi speed CABLE = ******!!	dibbly (5461)	Press F1

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234433	2004-05-06 08:46:00	> When it works, mark one cable with a bit of tape so that they are easily > identified for future ref. Nice tip Murray, shall do > From your first 2 or 3 posts you indicate that file and printer sharing is > enabled and all comps belong to the same workgroup. Firewall is off yes, but only while trying to get the F&P sharing thing happening :) was offline and disconnected from modem. You recommend software f/walls on each puta Murray??? Also, bit worried about having all this shared stuff going on, will f/wall stop the nasties from hacking or "remotely accessing my putas"????? Keep ontop of updates -antivirus, spyware and Windows etc... > Simple networking (/ file sharing, or whatever it's called, I use win2k not > XP) is enabled? Apparently it's a nice wizard type setup although I prefer > manual setup and allocations myself which we talked about previously > anyway. ah, don't remember that but will look back at your posts, i'm definitely into manual configuring rather than windows helpful (not!!) wizards. > As TP said earlier a router would help. Do you have an old comp lying > around that is not in use anymore. It could be set up as a router/firewall ahh yes, that is my next dream...i mean project!!! Setting up an old puta as router/firewall/gateway. Looked at using "Smoothwall" for that - have preference for open source rather than M$ > with a little help from your friends (you'll be a PF1 veteran in no > time with this advice ) don't know about the veteran bit Murray :) but it's neat to know i've found some friends here - i'm humbled.... cheers Donna	dibbly (5461)
234434	2004-05-06 09:02:00	> You recommend software f/walls on each puta Murray??? Most definitely! Especially for computers on cable without a NAT router.	Susan B (19)
234435	2004-05-06 09:18:00	Software firewalls work pretty well on a smaller scale system. The cable modems are just that, modems, no NAT, etc, to provide security as per most (modern) adsl modem/routers. Set the firewall to alert all at first (except for perhaps a few standard defualt rules to get you up and about). It can be a wee bit annoying dealing with the firewall popups but once you get to know to what trying to access the net (and trying to come in, more research) you can start allowing access by establishing permanent rules. For eg, I never allow/permit global permissions for installation of programmes (paranoid), especially via download but will permit/deny each case on its merits. The setting of the IP numbers as per earlier posts was manual rather than using DHCP. BTW, as per Chill does the modem have a LAN side IP address. I know Telstra/Saturn allocate a fixed IP so don't tell us what that is and I'm not sure whether the cable modems act as a gateway or the laptop performs that task on its own (with ICS, I guess the latter): Wan (internet) -->> Modem -->> (Patch cable)- LAN card-Gateway (laptop, always on to share)- 2nd LAN card-(x over cable)-->> (LAN card)- Desktop. Hmm, considering Smoothwall myself when I hook up to cable. Beware friends bearing false gifts. You may indeed become a veteran if you follow advice or, at the least look like one ;) Finally, are you sorted now? Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
234436	2004-05-06 10:22:00	yes thanks all sorted as far as n/wking goes. and yes i do have f/walls on both putas. one question tho - last nite in my d/top machine ZAP blocked, now how do i say this....it blocked 1 alert every minute for 35 mins, each alert blocked 10 counts at each port within that minute - thats a tad over the top isn't it?? it was "SSDP sevice on windows millenium" I disconnected the machine from the internet and the network itself - Googled it and got a few hits, but none specifically for W98 - its to do with uUnPNP - have not had time yet to do any major research - question: why do I have it on my W98 machine??? How do I disable this service - did it ages ago on XP but at a loss with W98. Anyone help??? Anyway I will be out of the loop till s/day (how will i cope ???) will pop back then and see whats what. Murray, I would llike to add my $10 to the "i pledge $10 fund" (it is for real right??) After everything I have gotten from PCW and this forum (u guys) it would be nice to be able to give something back in return. How do i contact you??? Thanks everybody donna	dibbly (5461)
234437	2004-05-06 10:55:00	Yes very real, if you give it to me that is . That would mean I would have to honour my pleadge to post on the topic of: Teach your hamstar how to ride a new wheel (a heavy metaler's guide to hamstar breaking, pre SPCA techniques) . :O :p Do a search of hamstar, yes that exact spelling . Don't allow the uUnPNP and see what happens . Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
234438	2004-05-07 21:34:00	hi all, things still working ok. just reading back over the posts and found I had totally o/looked 'Chills' post - apologies chill - yes, modem does have its own IP. Only found out when I went to hacker.org to do port scan and the site said it could not because I was behind proxy server. Strange, I thought, as grc.com have never had any probs doing so. telstra provided the number on request. im confused??(not unusual!!) how does this IP figure in the mix if I already have the IP for the internet....can I use the modem IP as a g/way in order to provide an exra layer of security?? or is my thinking totally off track here :) cheers donna	dibbly (5461)
234439	2004-05-07 22:48:00	> If you could post back the Gateway of the Laptop, and > the Modem's IP, Im curious to know . . . . > Laptop IP 192 . * . * . 1 -g/w - empty D/Top IP 192 . * . * . 02 - g/w set to ISP DNS 203 . 96 . * . * Modem IP 172 . 16 . 15 . 157 donna	dibbly (5461)
234440	2004-05-07 23:36:00	Hi Dibbly, The IP address that the other site found that is acting as a proxy server is run by your service provider. It doesn't have anything to do with your modem. A proxy server can be used to cache sites that are often accessed to reduce data transfer costs. Certain sites that have dynamic content are not cached. This helps reduce the cost to the provider. :) If you had done a port-scan from that particular site (and you are using a Paradise connection) you probably would have discovered that the proxy server is running OpenBSD ;) Simply put don't use that IP in your set-up :D	Gorela (901)
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