ml>> and mapped ports to other boxes so that folk on the 'net could get to
 ml>> things on the inside on different machines... from the outside, it all
 ml>> looked like it was all on one machine... because wingate is a proxy,
 ml>> you just have to be careful what you allow to be done as hackers are
 ml>> always looking for proxies that they can use to jump to other sites
 ml>> with...

 FV> I'd rather not use something that allows jumping to other
 FV> sites.

this is prevented in the setup by specifying where outside connections are
to be directed to... if left blank, they may be able to bonce off and go
elsewhere... IIRC, this is how my friend did his forwarding... /all/
connections to the telnet port were forwarded to the bbs no matter if the
connection was from inside or outside...

 FV> The mapper I was using is called "Port Mapper". It worked ok
 FV> until I changed the memory in the BBS (R2) from 80 megs to
 FV> 128 megs. I may have some bad memory there, but it's still
 FV> wierd that this simple change caused so much headache.

i guess the thing that got me was that i wasn't aware of a 3rd party port
forwarding app for windows... at least not for the 9x series...

 ml>> [trim]
 FV>> Yes, I know I should get a router and all that. I just can't
 FV>> justify or afford to purchase one right now. Donations accepted. :)
 ml>> yes, a router that can do port mapping (i prefer the term "port
 ml>> relaying" instead) would go a long way... there are some
pretty decent
 ml>> ones available, so i hear... and not really all that expensive, AIR...
 ml>> i'm guessing maybe $100US or less... linksys and dlink are ones that
 ml>> come to mind...

 FV> $0 to, maybe $10 would be my limit. My allowance sucks. :-)

sounds like you need to get that honey-do list completed so she'll give ya
a bit more to play with ;-)

 FV>> So, with the history of the system out of the way, what were
 FV>> we talking about again?? :-))
 ml>> hehehe, the java-telnet client and accessing telnetable bbs' with
 ml>> it...
 FV>
 FV> Next message....

'k

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