Re: [IPCop-user] Bellsouth DSL

[William W. <hes...@em...>]

have you tried shields up from gfc.com?  if ipcop is blocking net biod 
from your network then don't worry about the modem..:)

rs...@be... wrote:
> I will have to play with Bridge mode some more this week.  I tried it last night and got everything working but, the modem still does netbios-ns even in Bridge mode.  The firewall is blocking the netbios, that is not the issue.  What I really want is to disable netbios on the modem all together and Bridge mode does not seem to do it.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bob
> 
>> From: William Warren <hes...@em...>
>> Date: 2006/11/13 Mon AM 08:07:18 EST
>> To: ipc...@li...
>> Subject: Re: [IPCop-user] Bellsouth DSL
>>
>> yes.  put the modem in bridge mode then have ipcop do the pppoe 
>> stuff(username, password, dhcp for ip..etc etc.) then you won't have to 
>> worry about netbios leakage as ipcop automatically blocks that stuff.
>>
>> Bob Staaf wrote:
>>> Bellsouth Fastaccess DSL just became available where we live.  We have been
>>> using DirecWay for the past 4 years.  I have been running behind the
>>> direcway box which also acts as a router but with the Bellsouth DSL I have
>>> setup a machine running IPCop to protect my home network.  Everything is
>>> running fine but, I have a nagging issue that I was hoping someone on this
>>> list may have an answer to.
>>>
>>> The modem is a Westell 6100.  I have pretty much left it configured as it
>>> came out of the box.  It is running in PPPoE mode.  I have the RED interface
>>> on the firewall setup with a static IP.  The only thing I have changed is
>>> that I have turned off DHCP on the modem.  The modem is making netbios ns
>>> queries to the firewall and rather than just modify the firewall to ignore
>>> it, I would like to stop the modem from doing it.  Anyone have any
>>> suggestions?  Bellsouth has been of no help...
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
> 
> 
> 

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