Thanks for helping me out with this wireless network project.
I understand the difference between the hardware firewall and the
software one, now. The Netgear setup showed the unit hooked to a
desktop through a NIC and that threw me off. I thought that the
settings were changed from a computer that was hard wired in - but
found that it was done wirelessly.
I moved the modem and router to a different position, that was
actually farther away from the shop but had two fewer 24" stone walls
in the path. The signal strength in the shop went from low to very
good and claims to be running at 11 to 24 Mbps. Much mo betta.
I tried setting up the MAC addresses for the four boxes that are on
this network but hosed myself when I told the router to only allow
access from those addresses - before changing the settings on the
computers. Suddenly - no mo access.
Did a hard reset on the router and got access back but decided to do
some more RTFMing before continuing. I used to love reading manuals
but now wish that folks like Netgear provided a little more
handholding in setting up and changing the defaults - 'cause life is
short and manuals are long.
Thanks again.
(watson - who wishes that manuals were written by English speaking
folks, instead of Engineers.)
Regards,
Tom.
Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1
On Sat, 15 May 2004 23:55:38 -0500, Dustmaker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tom,
>
> My hobby used to be computers. However, I gave up when Microsoft killed off
> the competition.
While gates has been snoozing thinking that was true, "the competition" has
been busy. There are choices for the home and office user which don't
involve Windows; Linux and Mac both enjoy similar technology and
are free of Microsoft's "take me, big boy" security model. If what
is available for either isn't enough for you, you can always run
WINE or VMWare on the Linux box to run your windows stuff, or Virtual PC
on the mac to run your windows stuff.
> Now all I have to do is get Bill Gates to fix my bandsaw. (Fat chance)
He's too busy deciding which monopolistic business practice to try next.
Besides, I have a feeling that, if handed a set of hand tools, he'd go
into "dummy mode". Doesn't seem like the type who, you know, uses his
hands to work.
Dave "Some might say he doesn't use his mind for it either..." Hinz
Morris Dovey wrote:
> Hunh! If he ever actually built anything, it'd be out of
> flakeboard and all the corners would be cut.
>
You forgot a few other things. The customer would
have to pay for the piece up front, sight unseen,
sign a contract Gates legal department wrote, insuring
that he (Gates) had NO liabilities of any kind, making no
guarantees about the quality or useability of the piece,
e-mail you upgrade offers so your piece would actually
function for its intended use - for an additional cost of
course and MAY send you the missing parts of the
piece you bought - whenever he gets around to it
and never tell you the piece has a remote built
into it that will unlock your doors while you're not
home, provide a voice message for any burglar,
informing him/her of where your silverware, fine
china and perhaps jewelry are in the house AND ...
Did I mention Y2K and that the piece might - or might
not - fall apart at midnight on December 31st, 2000?
To paraphrase - "In a free market economy, some
are 'free'er than others"
Rant mode off
charlie belden
BTW - anyone know when Webster equated "free"
"market" with "republic" or "democracy"?
Tom,
My hobby used to be computers. However, I gave up when Microsoft killed off
the competition. Now I find woodworking to be much more of a hobby and less
of a challenge. I just do the minimum for computers and try to have them
work for me instead of me working for them.
Now all I have to do is get Bill Gates to fix my bandsaw. (Fat chance)
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks for helping me out with this wireless network project.
>
> I understand the difference between the hardware firewall and the
> software one, now. The Netgear setup showed the unit hooked to a
> desktop through a NIC and that threw me off. I thought that the
> settings were changed from a computer that was hard wired in - but
> found that it was done wirelessly.
>
> I moved the modem and router to a different position, that was
> actually farther away from the shop but had two fewer 24" stone walls
> in the path. The signal strength in the shop went from low to very
> good and claims to be running at 11 to 24 Mbps. Much mo betta.
>
> I tried setting up the MAC addresses for the four boxes that are on
> this network but hosed myself when I told the router to only allow
> access from those addresses - before changing the settings on the
> computers. Suddenly - no mo access.
>
> Did a hard reset on the router and got access back but decided to do
> some more RTFMing before continuing. I used to love reading manuals
> but now wish that folks like Netgear provided a little more
> handholding in setting up and changing the defaults - 'cause life is
> short and manuals are long.
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
> (watson - who wishes that manuals were written by English speaking
> folks, instead of Engineers.)
>
>
> Regards,
> Tom.
>
> Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
> tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
> http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1
Dave Hinz wrote:
> On Sat, 15 May 2004 23:55:38 -0500, Dustmaker
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> My hobby used to be computers. However, I gave up when
>> Microsoft killed off the competition.
>
> While gates has been snoozing thinking that was true, "the
> competition" has been busy. There are choices for the home
> and office user which don't involve Windows; Linux and Mac
> both enjoy similar technology and are free of Microsoft's
> "take me, big boy" security model. If what is available for
> either isn't enough for you, you can always run WINE or VMWare
> on the Linux box to run your windows stuff, or Virtual PC on
> the mac to run your windows stuff.
>
>> Now all I have to do is get Bill Gates to fix my bandsaw.
>> (Fat chance)
>
> He's too busy deciding which monopolistic business practice to
> try next. Besides, I have a feeling that, if handed a set of
> hand tools, he'd go into "dummy mode". Doesn't seem like the
> type who, you know, uses his hands to work.
>
> Dave "Some might say he doesn't use his mind for it either..."
Hunh! If he ever actually built anything, it'd be out of
flakeboard and all the corners would be cut.
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA
On Sat, 15 May 2004 18:03:15 -0400, "RKON"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Where do you live in a Castle? 24" Stone walls? ;)
Believe me, you'd never mistake this place for a castle.
The houses on my road were built about two-hundred years ago as places
for the millworkers to live. (built next to a creek that provided
power for the mills) The ones like mine are twins and held two
families in each half of the twin.
I'm happy to report that only one family lives in each half these
days.
The stone walls help keep the place pretty cool until the warmest part
of the summer but when you have to penetrate a wall to run stuff to
the outside - it can be a real chore.
(watson - who lives in an old stone house that has the plaster falling
off up by the roof peak - and has to go up the forty-foot ladder next
Saturday and fix it - sigh...)
Regards,
Tom.
Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> I moved the modem and router to a different position, that was
> actually farther away from the shop but had two fewer 24" stone walls
> in the path.
Where do you live in a Castle? 24" Stone walls? ;)