Hello Matt
On 17-Dec-01, Matt Sealey wrote: > It allows much nicer port forwarding prefs than MiamiDx. Entering > a bunch of numbers into a GUI is awful: I used to come back to my > config on the Amiga and not have a clue what all those port numbers > are being forwarded to the PC etc. for. > Giving them names is kinda cool. Being able to specify applications > (*cough*, just numbers with names attached really) that are allowed > through (for instance, if they require a specific response port.. on > TCP and UDP too) is better than MiamiDx for all I remember. > > As for the DCC hack - if you have AmIRC you can successfully use > the TIADCC controls, forward a select number of ports, and have > a nicely working DCC setup for a lot less hassle. i find nothing confusing about the miamidx nat config :) but then i do have most of /etc/services in memory :) >> although if you use windows 2000 server, you can use routing and >> remote access amin panel for better configurable NAT than ICS. > > Who uses Windows 2000 Server in their home and also has an Amiga? :) > me? :) although i also have a Sun Ultra one, hp9000 A-Class server (800 series), 10 c64's, 3 bbc micros, 2 bbc masters, spectrums, ql's, acorn electron, dragon 32, atari xe's, lots of miggies, and my lovely hp9100b from 1968 :) my turbo232 serial port for my c64 is on order, and i will soon host a site on one of em :d >> WinRoute is kinda good also, but commercial. > > Every "commercial" and "external" routing app I've seen on Windows > has been absolutely shitty. They cause more problems than they're > worth. > except winroute. ive tried many also, and this one is actually quite good. > (should be noted that the PCMCIA ethernet isn't that much of a > bottleneck, I often copy many-megabyte files from the PC to > the Amiga and the system doesn't flinch or crawl while pulling > 750k/s - but accessing data at 6k/s through the serial port, > ANY serial port, will cripple your machine) well i find pcmcia eth on amiga pretty slow and on 030 you dont get much over 200kb/second on it. however i did use my a1200 with silversurfer serial port for routing for quite some time, with no problems. anyway. im just temporarily using my laptop to do the routing atm until i get an ADSL router to replace my alcatel frog/sting ray. Regards -- <sb>ExoticA - http://exotica.fix.no _____________________________________________________________________ Voyager Mailing List - http://v3.vapor.com/ Voyager FAQ....: http://faq.vapor.com/voyager/ Listserver Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=HELP Unsubscribe....: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=UNSUBSCRIBE
