Re: Plusnet 2Mbps connection

Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 06/09/2005 Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°5 + wrote:
>
>> Jeff Gaines wrote:
>>> On 06/09/2005 Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°5 + wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think it's one of these:
>>>> http://www.safecom.cn/code/sub/category.asp?prdid=4&subcatid=1
>>>
>>>
>>> It's a NAT router and doesn't say anything about NetMeeting or H323
>>> though, would be good if Boo could confirm the make/model she has
>>> :-)
>>
>> What does NAT mean Jeff? I don't think Netmeeting will be a
>> problem though. Can always view and control using VNC and speak on
>> Skype. Seems fine doing that atm, 'cos Netmeeting on the XP machine
>> seems verrrrrryyyyyy verrrrrryyyyyy verrrryyyyy sloooowwww anyway.
>> :)
>
>
> I think you need somebody with a degree in protocols to answer that
> technically (where is he?) but NAT = Network Address Translation which
> translates internal IP addresses to external ones and vice versa. The
> other option (which I think Boo's router has) is SPI = Stateful Packet
> Inspection which only allows packets of data into the PC if they have
> been requested from within the PC.
>
> The difficulty seems to arise because NetMeeting carefully wraps up
> and sends the internal address (with my Draytek at least) which
> leaves the PC at the other end looking for me internally rather than
> externally. If you're not worried about NetMeeting it doesn't matter.

Jeff if a router has the following:
<quote>
Security features include Network Address Translation (NAT), and Stateful
Packet Inspection (SPI). The NAT firewall hides computers on the local area
network from uninvited access through the Internet. Stateful Packet
Inspection assesses the protocol and packet addresses being received to
determine if the information should be passed through the firewall to the
connected computers. SPI and NAT protect against Internet worms and Denial
of Service attacks, some of the most publicized forms of malicious intrusion
from the Internet.
<unquote>
Can it readily be set to use netmeeting or is it still not possible.

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