[pchelpers] Re: max connections
- From: GTCox <georgetcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:29:32 -0400
PC,
I strongly suggest that you check out this page about wireless security.
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/support/wireless_secure.htm
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GTCox
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Scott McNay wrote:
> Hi PcCowboy,
>
> Friday, June 16, 2006, 11:05:03 PM, you wrote:
>
> P> on another group someone is having problems with getting his 5
> P> computers talking to each other, and someone brought up that home
> P> only allowed 5 connections and pro 10. Wasn't sure what they were
> P> talking about.
>
> 5 and 10 are correct; I misremembered.
>
>
> P> Every once in a while I would look in the "My network Places" and I
> P> see strange workgroups and computer names. Almost all I cannot
> P> connect to, but there is one or two that I can look in their shared
> P> folder. Once I had 15 computers listed.
>
> P> I was wondering where they were coming from. Are they all wireless,
> P> and my antenna is picking them up from the sides, or are they
> P> leaking through from the tower. I wonder if they can see me and
> P> connect. My Internet computer has to be
>
> If you can connect to them, you might run TraceRt and nslookup and
> ping with their computer names to see if they're for the same ISP. If
> so, I'd tell the ISP about it. My understanding is that most cable
> and DSL operators block systems from showing up that way.
>
>
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