Greetings Gentlemen: Thanks much for the responses, I have the info I
need to go further with this if my son is really interested..
His IP4v is 68.x.x.x, and my running DiG has answered most of the
other questions.. I don't want to go futher and possibly compromise
anything.. I've learned a lot with this short thread and appreciate
the input.. My biggest problem is with the syntax methinks..
Cheers and thanks again,
Hal - in Terra Alta, WV - Slackware GNU/Linux 8.0 (2.4.13)
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On Mon, Sep 09, 2002 at 02:49:54PM -0500, John Amdor III wrote:
> On the other hand, if he DOES have a non-private routable IP address, by
> posting it to the list he will invite all manner of 'helpful' attempts
> to crack his network.
>
> The non-routeable addresses or private IP addresses according to RFC
> 1918 fall in the ranges of:
>
> 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
> 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
> 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
>
> If the IP you are trying to ping is in one of these ranges, it shouldn't
> be reachable across the Internet - at a minimum your ISP's routers are
> programmed to ignore requests to route to these addresses.
>
> Just because this is a linux list doesn't mean the script kiddies
> haven't figured out how to read these messages.
>
> John Amdor
>
> David Lane wrote:
> > Ping is definitely NOT obsolete.Before I speculate too much you should post
> > the IP address you are trying to ping or telnet to.Most cable and DSL modems
> > contain their own IP's that are in the private range.If your trying to ping
> > or telnet to one of those you can give it up,the user can but you on the
> > outside can't.You can only ping or telnet to his public IP that he is
> > assigned when he connects.
> > XP does have the capability to setup an incoming connection for VPN but
> > unless your son has a static IP(not likely these days)this will be more of a
> > hassle than it's worth as his IP probably changes at least every three days
> > even if he is connected 24/7.Have your son run "ipconfig" in a DOS window
> > and that will/should give you his public IP.
> > Send the IP you were trying to ping and I'll try to give you a better
> > answer.
> >
> > David Lane
>
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