[geeks] Further info on Sol8 networking problem

[Peter L. Wargo]

On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 06:51 , Joshua D Boyd wrote:

> likely the DSL) they could boot back to windows and call tech support.  
> But,
> they don't want to invest in such a machine, and I'm trying to stay 
> focussed
> on getting a new monitor then an O2.  Buying additional computers 
> doesn't help
> with the staying focussed (even though I have done it).

Why not use an inexpensive NAT box, like the Xrouter from Xsense?  I 
have been using their stuff for *years* - cheap (like a little over 
$100), never breaks, no moving parts, and does a great job.  Basenji.com 
has sat behind one since early 2000.  They also have decent tech support.

> Anyway, back to the topic.  I don't know that ICS is the one who is 
> dropping
> the ICMP packets.  I should have posted the results of the ping tests.  
> So
> far ICS has JustWorked, albeit with no configuration options whatever 
> ever
> other than turning dhcp on or off.

ICS is evil, I ran into friends using it, and they called me last 
weekend:  "Our G4 laptops can see the wireless PC network, but we can't 
share the internet."  Ugly mess that was.

The auto-configuration that windowz boxes use for this crap is, well, 
crap.

-P