On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 14:23 +0100, Mats Erlandson wrote: > Gentlemen, > > I feel like a proper fool. Sure I had problems, but I should have > looked in the right place, i.e. the switch/router (DI-624). Since it > also routes wireless and I am located in a city center, I, some time > ago, thought I should be clever and lock out anyone who was able to > catch the wireless signal. > > Consequently, I implemented MAC filters, so that only those MAC > addresses which were explicitly listed would be able to access the > Internet. I did not know that it also included reaching the router part > of the device, only the switch part would be accessible. Now, to set > this on the DI-624 you have to go to the 'Advanced' tab and there select > 'Filters'. On the page which then appears, on the third line, it has > two check circles, the first labeled 'IP Filters' and the second one > 'MAC Filters'. The first one is checked by default. Not until you move > the check to the second option do you see the MAC filters. > > Needless to say, the MAC address of my problem computer did not appear > in the list of MAC addresses allowed. I entered the proper detail and, > bingo, it all works! > > I greatly appreciate all the help I got, especially from Rick Stevens > but also Jeff Vian! Thanks a million. The list works, bad language or > not - which by the way does not offend me, it rather shows some > qualities (good or bad?) of the people who use such words. It may be > wise to remember that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. > > Regards, > Mats > Thanks Mats, I for one am glad to be of assistance, and I am sure most on this list feel the same. Glad you got it working. Jeff
