Subj : Re: Getting along without a keyboard To : bp@www.zefox.net From : mm0fmf Date : Tue Sep 17 2024 09:38:05 On 17/09/2024 00:58, bp@www.zefox.net wrote: > mm0fmf wrote: >> >> Check if your wireless settings for the router have something called "AP >> Isolation" or very similar and if it is enabled. If it is enabled, >> devices connected by WiFi will not be able to access each other. Turn it >> off in this case. >> > > Hmm, nothing related that I have seen. The term "access point" doesn't > appear in the manual or setup menus, nor "isolation" or anything close > to it. > > It isn't clear that I've completely searched the Web interface setup > options, however. And a few topics I don't recognize. One is "Virtual > Server", described as: > Virtual Server is used to allow Internet users access to LAN services > At face value, that seems not to apply. > > Another is "Special Application", described as: > Special Application is used to run applications that require multiple > connections. > But, the "special applications" list refers to games. > > The firewall rules dangled an option to allow LAN-to-LAN traffic, > but when I tried to set a rule using the DHCP addresses a dialog > box saying: > Allow/Deny traffic from WAN to WAN or LAN to LAN does not support! (sic) > > There's no distinction between WiFi and wired LAN that I can find. > > Thanks for writing! > > bob prohaska > It's possible it is always enabled. The router has been obsolete for 14 years, maybe time for a new one? --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .