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To: Nick Morvay who wrote (12700)	9/23/2001 11:09:47 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Thanks, Nick. You guys are really great, helping out like this. Sorry I haven't crossed your path on SI before. When I look at the NetBios option (I have WinMe) it is grayed out under the TCP/IP/Ethernet card entry under Networking on both PCs. I have spoken with others using Linksys without NetBEUI who share files and printers with no problems. No one mentioned NetBios though. Quite a mystery....

To: Nick Morvay who wrote (12700)	9/23/2001 11:14:26 PM
From: mr.mark	Respond to of 14778

this help? practicallynetworked.com

To: Nick Morvay who wrote (12700)	9/28/2001 7:41:34 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Well since you all are talking about Linksys routers, I have to ask this question.. I have ZoneAlarm set up on my Win2K system, hardened to the maximum as to what type of packets it will accept. However, I keep getting UDP packets being sent every 30 seconds or so, which is a condition I never experienced before having the Linksys. Tried a rudimentary protocol analyzer on it, but it lacks the functionality to determine source IP addresses on these packets. Anyway... I'm not especially worred any longer about someone trying to probe my ports because my system seems to be pretty stealthy (according to shields-up at grc.com.. :0) But it is annoying to have to clear alerts all the time. Btw, I read some discussing using a firewall when you're hooked up with a linksys, but it's not really necessary. They use IPSEC and NAT which should give you all the security you really require. But I do recommend ensuring that your router password be extras robust to prevent a brute force password attack. Hawk