[lug] OT: Wake On Lan

[D. Stimits]

Mr Viggy wrote:
> Ahh, yes.  I forgot about your setup there!
> 
> ;)
> 
> One of the benefits of being on DSL.  My neighbors can't see me, unless 
> they know my IP, and happen to be using the same ISP.  Of course, the 
> downside is that I don't get those 1+ MBit downloads!

My neighbors can't see me either, unless they port scan an open port, or 
know the IP. Broadcasts though are a different story, all systems here 
see that, but the cause is the bridge instead of router. I suspect DSL 
does the same thing if in bridging mode.

As for speeds, it is absolutely no comparison with 56k. The real beauty 
is that cable modem does not require an expensive phone line. We were 
able to dump the ISP plus the extra phone line, and some unused 
features. Overall, I would say that dropping $15 times two (two machines 
simultaneous unlimited access at the ISP), plus saving another $23/month 
on phone bills (total of $53 per month saved) is worth the cost of the 
cable modem and network install, plus a single $44/month bill for cable. 
It could be considered more expensive if cable television had not 
already been involved, but incremental costs end up being a net savings. 
This is somewhat hilarious when talking about the phone company trying 
to split lines when a 2nd line is installed...they cut it in half and 
bill twice as much, whereas cable gives about 30 times the download 
bandwidth and cuts monthly costs simultaneously. I highly recommend 
cable modems for anyone who has more than one 56k user or a 2nd phone 
line used for the modem. Come to think of it, I would recommend it to 
DSL users as well if available, the special phone line and ISP could 
both be dumped in exchange for $40-50/month plus hardware.

D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi.com

> 
> Viggy
> 
> D. Stimits wrote:
> 
>> Mr Viggy wrote:
>>
>>> That's what I was thinking, after reading a couple of those web 
>>> pages. WOL uses the MAC addy of the card.  So, WOL frames shouldn't 
>>> really be routable, correct?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> They do not have to be routeable in the case of a bridge to the cable 
>> modem network...the same subnet is used for all of the customers in 
>> the neighborhood. A bridge passes all of this along, it does not 
>> behave the same as a router.
>>
>> D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi.com
>>