[Ham-Mac] Problem solved

[Rick Prather]

In the case of my Linksys with firewall, the only reason I leave the  
Mac OSX firewall on is in case a "visitor" shows up inside the  
routers firewall, on my wireless connection,  it is another hurdle to  
jump to get in to my G5.

Rick
K6LE


On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:20 AM, Jack Brindle wrote:

> Actually that specific part does not make sense to me. The MacSense  
> box _is_ a firewall. That and serving DHCP addresses are pretty  
> much it's entire purpose. It does these jobs very well. That being  
> the case, why have MacOS X's firewall on at all?
>
> I would also be interested in seeing the setup for the MacSense to  
> allow EchoMac through.
>
> On Mar 28, 2006, at 8:35 AM, Rick Prather wrote:
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Glad you got it working.
>>
>> Most of what he did makes sense to my non-professional eye but I  
>> have a couple of questions.
>>
>> You say:  " I am using OSX 10.4.5, and with the firewall on, but  
>> allowing EchoMac packets."
>>
>> And then you say:" Finally, he entered EchoMac and checked it as  
>> an exception in the OSX firewall."
>>
>> That sounds like one in the same...
>>
>> I wonder if he feels the DNS server address had anything to do  
>> with the problem and/or why?
>>
>> Sounds like setting up the "virtal (sic) Server is a requirement  
>> on of your router.  Seemed like it was much more straight forward  
>> on my Linksys.  But, no matter, since he had the expertise to get  
>> it working for you.
>>
>> I bring up these questions because I am thinking about the next  
>> ham that comes along with your brand of router and wondering if  
>> all the steps he took will be necessary for him.
>>
>> I'll fire up Echomac later on, maybe we will run in to each other.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> On Mar 27, 2006, at 6:45 PM, Mark Klocksin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the response, Rick.  I am using OSX 10.4.5, and with  
>>> the firewall on, but allowing EchoMac packets.
>>>
>>> My daughter's boyfriend was able to solve my problem.  He  
>>> assigned my EchoMac computer to a static IP address.  Next, he  
>>> found out and entered my ISP's DNS server's IP address ("network"  
>>> tab).  Then, he used the router's Virtal Server menu to re-direct  
>>> UDP ports to the new fixed IP address.  Finally, he entered  
>>> EchoMac and checked it as an exception in the OSX firewall.   (He  
>>> is a Mac network administrator!)
>>>
>>> If anyone wants more information, just ask, and I will send you  
>>> PDF's of the setup screen.
>>>
>>> 73, Mark WA9IVH
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