Jim,

What you said is true regarding the disadvantages of DMZ.  But, I couldn't get
my DLink to work with Echolink even after supposedly opening the appropriate
ports.  So, in my case, I have this PC in the DMZ and run a software firewall.
The software firewall does work with Echolink.  Go figure!

I have rebooted my router when I did a firmware update and the PC addresses
for my three PC's all stayed the same.  But, I grant that it is possible they
could conceiveably change.

Steve
K8sp
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Kutsch" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: echo link


Alternatively, you can take that one PC and assign a fixed IP address rather
than an address assigned by the DLink DHCP.  The advantage of using a static
IP address is that once set up as the DMZ machine, it won't change if the
router is rebooted and the PCs on the network are started up in a different
order.

Note that putting a PC in the DMZ defeats all of the firewall advantages of
having a router on a home network.  It's better to set the port numbers that
Echolink needs as acceptable ports.

73, KY2D
Jim Kutsch
Jacksonville, FL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 14:34
Subject: Re: echo link


No, Matt, that IP address is the one DLink assigned to your PC if you have
it
hooked up to the network.  That's the only address the router knows so you
have to reference that address when you tell the router which of the PC's on
the network to put in the DMZ.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: echo link


Hi, steve!  So, I either use the physical address of the PC, or I use what
D-Link assigns?--Matt.

P.S.  Will try again to get into chat room.