Hi all, A few years back I asked if I could connect my Netgear DG384G to an Airport Extreme and the kind answer from Sam was:
> HI Stephen > > A NetGear 834G will turn an ADSL connection into an ethernet one, ready for > the Airport Extreme to share out to your network. Just be sure to set the > netgear to forward all ports (DMZ) to the Airport Extreme. It's in the WAN > setup section of the netgear config page. > > Regards > > Sam I have now bought an Airport Extreme and it's connected via Ethernet from the Netgear and we have lovely, fast, reliable (for the first time!) wireless in the house. However, I'm not sure if I can wake my iMac with the current setup which I'd like to do if possible. I've found the DMZ page in the Netgear setup but I don't understand what it's for and I've read several times about it not being a good idea: http://homepage.mac.com/car1son/static_port_fwd_portfwd.html where it says "You can designate one computer on your home network as a DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone, an odd reference to a system completely unprotected by the Router's inherent firewall and exposed to the internet.) This forwards all ports, UDP and TCP, to that single Mac. It can be used if you have only one Mac running a server on your LAN, and if you don't mind that it removes the firewall protections of your Router from that Mac." Is this DMZ required for the remote wake aspect and if not what is it for and why would I want to do it? This all sounds a bit risky from what I've found online. Is there an alternative or can I configure something in the Netgear and/or iMac that means that our network setup will still be protected? Sorry for the ignorance but I normally just connect my router and it works and the arcane wonders of port forwarding and such like are rather lost on me ... Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers, Stephen THE SENATOR: This is an abyss into which it is better not to look. THE COUNT: My friend, we are not free not to look. - Joseph de Maistre -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
