* mix up @ Michael Ryan ` Kirk Wood ` Janina Sajka 0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Michael Ryan @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Janina: Don't worry about the mix up. I thought that the NF indicator in my address might have helped. Kirk: Static IPs are provided and fire wall devices are permitted. I didn't ask about PPOE. Michael ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: mix up mix up Michael Ryan @ ` Kirk Wood ` Frank Carmickle ` Janina Sajka ` Janina Sajka 1 sibling, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Kirk Wood @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Michael Ryan wrote: > Static IPs are provided and fire wall devices are permitted. I didn't ask > about PPOE. Piece of cake. Linux can do everything the firewall devices can do. Or you can make life easier (and probably safer) and buy yourself one of these. Like was previously mentioned for less then $100 you get a firewall, and a 4 port hub. They provide DHCP services and they come preconfigured to block inbound traffic. If you want to be able to get in, you can open the ports desired. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net "When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missle at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." - President George Bush ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: mix up ` Kirk Wood @ ` Frank Carmickle ` Janina Sajka 1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Frank Carmickle @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > these. Like was previously mentioned for less then $100 you get a > firewall, and a 4 port hub. They provide DHCP services and they come > preconfigured to block inbound traffic. If you want to be able to get in, > you can open the ports desired. I would rather use an old box with a few nic's running iptables. With a few of these routers you would have to use a javascript enabled browser. I don't know any of these routers that allow you to log either. I like looking at the logs. Also I know that if someone was to crack this hardware firewall I'd be screwed. Then I'd have to get new firmware and do all of that. No thanks. I'll stick to a 486 running a small 2.4 kernel with iptables. And for $70 at compusa I picked up a 8 port 10/100fd hub back in April. So you can do it for cheaper this way also. $10 per nic after shipping and most 486's are easily had for free. -- Frank Carmickle phone: 412 761-9568 email: frankiec@dryrose.com ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: mix up ` Kirk Wood ` Frank Carmickle @ ` Janina Sajka ` Kirk Wood 1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Janina Sajka @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup What Kirk adivses is true, and you certainly even do all of this wireless if you wish for more cost, of course. And, you can even get an access point/router that provides both wired and wireless capibility--I just got one of these manufactured by SMC for $200. One problem to know about is the software involved in configuring the device. While I find I can set parameters on my SMC with lynx, I can't do everything I need to do with Lynx. I couldn't even do it myself using IE under Windows. I had to get sighted assistance. Fortunately, once set correctly, it's not something that requires attention. On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Michael Ryan wrote: > > Static IPs are provided and fire wall devices are permitted. I didn't ask > > about PPOE. > > Piece of cake. Linux can do everything the firewall devices can do. Or you > can make life easier (and probably safer) and buy yourself one of > these. Like was previously mentioned for less then $100 you get a > firewall, and a 4 port hub. They provide DHCP services and they come > preconfigured to block inbound traffic. If you want to be able to get in, > you can open the ports desired. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > "When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missle at > a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." > - President George Bush > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: mix up ` Janina Sajka @ ` Kirk Wood 0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Kirk Wood @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Janina Sajka wrote: > One problem to know about is the software involved in configuring the > device. While I find I can set parameters on my SMC with lynx, I can't do > everything I need to do with Lynx. I couldn't even do it myself using IE > under Windows. I had to get sighted assistance. Fortunately, once set > correctly, it's not something that requires attention. Many devices also offer a telnet option to configure them. Thei should be totally accessible. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net "When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missle at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." - President George Bush ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: mix up mix up Michael Ryan ` Kirk Wood @ ` Janina Sajka 1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Janina Sajka @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Hi, Michael: Yes, your email address certainly says Canada loud and clear, but yours truly wasn't listening! <grin> Now to the issue at hand--sounds like you'll be OK, even with pppoe, linux connections are achievable. I'd opt for the static ip myself, but you should be OK either way. On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Michael Ryan wrote: > > Janina: > > Don't worry about the mix up. I thought that the NF indicator in my > address might have helped. > Kirk: > Static IPs are provided and fire wall devices are permitted. I didn't ask > about PPOE. > > Michael > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
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