Subj : Re: Dead EchoArea? To : Gerald Miller From : Ben Carpenter Date : Mon Apr 14 2003 05:56 pm -=> Quoting Gerald Miller to Ben Carpenter <=- .... ..........Some Deleted.......... GM> Yes, I suspect that the tweaking will have to be done in the router GM> configuration to open some ports and restrict the direction of others, GM> but that will happen over a period of time.... Most if not all the tweaking will be in the settings of the NIC's not the router. You indicated in the message to Frank that you thought you had to use the WIN machine to tell the router about the DOS machine. This is not correct. When you setup the DOS machines NIC with the correct variables they will talk to each other fine. GM> [ ... snip ... ] .... ..........Some Deleted.......... GM> I'm thankful for that reassurance. You just saved this ole man from GM> having a coronary. ;-) I do not just know about this ole man stuff but I am no spring chicken my self. Although my Grandkids seem to think I am old. .... ..........Some Deleted.......... GM> I took a closer look at the Win 3.11 system on the DOS box. It is the GM> WFWG type, but it's been neglected for so long that it would require GM> some very extensive overhauling to get it totally functional again. I have not setup a NIC in a WFWG machine so I would have to do some studying on it my self and I am not sure if I have any thing here to look at, but I am sure that there is some sort of option to set them up and all the setting will have to be like would be with a WIN9.x and up. It just may be a different way of setting them. .... ..........Some Deleted.......... GM> I can see the fog rolling in... It may take me some time to GM> understand what you're telling me here. Could you find another way to GM> explain? In the WIN machine that you already have working with the router and the cable modem go in to Control Panel and then networking and look at all the settings that you can find for any option that is there and write it down so when you get ready to work on the next computer you have a guide of the setting that are needed. Basically most settings except the IP address will be the same on each computer and also the name of the computer will have to be different. The IP address must be with in the range that is setup in the router if the range is limited. Most likely you router LAN side will be 192.168.2.0 or 192.168.1.0 or something along this line. Assuming the first one I listed your computers will have an address of 192.168.2.x where x = 0 through 254 except what ever the router number is most likely 0. Some router are default with a limited range for "x" for the computers such as 100 through 200 or something like that. This limit can be changed if need be but must be honored if it is setup in the router. BC> Your above statement indicates to me you are controlling 4 computers BC> from one keyboard, mouse and monitor. Do I understand that you only BC> want to have two of them on the internet and share files? GM> I have two other computers that are not hooked up to the router yet. GM> One machine will be an OS/2 version 4.0 box (eventually) and the other GM> _may_ be some flavor of *NIX. Ideally, they will all access the GM> internet, share files and printer. I'm trying to do it all in small GM> steps - one box at a time. This idea of one box at a time is a good way to go and not get every thing out of wack. Did you get the ULR's I sent? .... Ben .... If pro is the opposite of con, then what's the opposite of progress? --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: COMM Port OS/2 juge.com 204.89.247.1 (281) 980-9671 (1:106/2000) .