Steve Rosen wrote:
>
> Hi - I have a cable modem that sits "outside" my STN machine. The STN
> machine has two NICs - one connected to the cable modem and one
> connected to a hub. My ISP provides a software pkg (CCMinfo) that can be
> used to check the status of the cable modem (see
> http://www.rcn.com/support/internet/pc/faq/general/cable.modem/index.html
> for info on this pkg.)
>
> When a machine is connected directly to the cable modem, this pkg works
> fine - when STN is "in between" it doesn't - I assume that packets are
> either being stopped on the way out, on the way in, or both.
>
> Three Questions:
> (1) How can I determine what ports to open?
You should ask your ISP (RCN) which ports which ports CCMinfo is trying
to use. Looks like the "RCN - ASK US A QUESTION" page on RCN's web site
should have been your first stop -- located at:
http://www.rcn.com/support/custrel/questions/main_question.html
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> (2) Is there an other solution?
Be more explicit. Are you looking for:
a. a way to get the same info that RCN's "CCMinfo" programs gives you
without using CCMinfo at all?
b. some other way to get CCMinfo to work behind STN?
c. or are you actually trying to solve a problem with STN's connection
to RCN's service?
Regardless, I assume you've already read:
http://www.rcn.com/support/internet/linux/faq/general/main_linuxgeneral.html
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> (3) Does opening STN to this communication
> present any sort of security risk?
An answer to this question would be very speculative since it isn't
known what you'll have to do to achieve your goal.
Why do you "need" to run that CCMinfo software anyway? According to RCN
web site, it ONLY works with Win 95 and NT. Given the fact that they
obviously have MAC users, Win 98 users, Linux users, and probably users
connecting that are using other flavors of UNIX, how critical can that
CCMinfo software be anyway?
BTW, not intending to get any further off topic here, but how do you
like RCN's service?
(I hope it's better than their web site.)
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