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Dennis,
I lost you because I could not resove the references between your DMZ
computer and the "non-existent" computer. Are you saying that your LinkSys
router allows you to specify *two* IP addresses -- one specifically for a
DMZ and another to forward to another IP?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DH [mailto:catapult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 8:10 AM
> To: Omega List
> Subject: Re: OffTopic Security ZoneAlarmPro & TS6 & Windows2000
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>
> > but it's clear that it IS
> > possible for a few things to dribble through the router.
>
> There's a trick I do with my Linksys. I imagine it will work with others
> as well. The Linksys lets you set up a "DMZ" which is a computer that is
> fully accessible from the internet. All requests from the outside get
> directed to the DMZ computer. So, you give the router the address for a
> nonexistent computer - i.e. an IP address that isn't being used by
> anything - to use for the DMZ. When somebody comes knocking, they get
> redirected to a computer that isn't there. It reads full stealth on all
> the firewall checkers. Nobody's home. :-)
>
> --
> Dennis
>
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