At 23:49 30/11/2002 +1300, Mark Cranness wrote:
>(Sorry about that blank email Cheryl)
>
>I think everybody is getting confused because this DSE router is new, and
>possibly unlike previous routers and modems.
>(Warning: I might not know what I'm talking about!)
>
>This box has BOTH a 4 port ethernet switch AND a USB port.
>
>The documentation (as far as I can tell) says that the router features
>(NAT/bridging/DHCP/whatever) are available while using USB to connect.
>I'm not sure how this works, but possibly it spoofs TCP/IP over the USB
>link.
>
>The Dick Smith web site says:
>"The DSE ADSL Router is provides an "always-on" high speed ADSL connection
>to the telephone line. It supports both USB and Ethernet PC connection and
>includes a 4 port 10/100Mbps Duplex Switch. It is ideal for high speed
>Internet access for small home networks. It's advanced bridging and firewall
>features also make it suitable for business and corporate networks."
>
>Cheryl, I didn't catch which version of Windows you have. What is displayed
>if you enter the following command at the Command Prompt:
>ipconfig
>
>Do you have an IP address of 192.168.1.X or something else?
>
>Can you ping the router at 192.168.1.2 (using ping command)?
>
>As I understand it, with a "usual" USB connected modem, you CANNOT ping the
>modem, it does not have a separate IP address (from the PC), and you can't
>use your web broswer to configure it (I could be talking crap here,
>apologies if I am!)
>But I suspect that the DSE router is NOT a "usual" USB modem.
>
>Once the list accepts that you have USB *AND* access to router, they might
>then be better able to answer your question about Zone Alarm.
>
>Here's my take on it:
>Download the manual at
>http://www.dse.co.nz/isroot/dse/TechData/XH7916_Manual.PDF and look at page
>51.
>It says:
>
>"Please Note: This router features a built-in web server that allows remote
>management via the Internet.
>For your security, this feature is disabled by default.
>We strongly recommend that if you want to enable this feature,
>change the default passwords!
>Failure to change the default passwords could lead to unauthorised
>access to your router, network or computer."
>
>With that feature turned off by default, you should be safe from outside
>attacks to your router setup.
>
>Inside attacks. The router will be considered by Zone Alarm to be part of
>your internal LAN. As such I would think Zone Alarm would *NOT* block
>"bad/trojan" programs from changing the router configuration unless you
>specifically locked it down.
>
>Mark
snip.....snip
Thanks for replying Mark
I am running Win98SE
when I enter ipconfig this is what I get
0 Ethernet adapter
I P Address 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway Blank
1 Ethernet adapter
I P Address 198.168.1. 2
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway 192.168.1.2

Yes I can ping 192.168.1.2
Cheryl

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