Re: [dev] Logical abilities of routers

2023-05-01 Thread David Brooke
Well, you'll also want ARP for MAC address discovery and ICMP to report errors. You might not have NAT (I don't) so a firewall is likely to be useful. The OP specified IPv6, here you require Neighbour Discovery and there is no NAT so definitely consider a firewall. Also consider the internet con

Re: [dev] Logical abilities of routers

2023-05-01 Thread David Brooke
On Mon, May 01, 2023 at 09:45:22AM -0700, Jeremy wrote: > > Pretty neat that you don't use NAT. I had a public IP on my laptop > once(ONCE) & the Chinese kept sending garbage to any port that was open > & it made my laptop hot(almost burned my thighs!) What's your secret to > avoid this?? I run a

Re: [dev] Simpler WiFi alternatives

2023-05-13 Thread David Brooke
A simpler alternative to WiFi is to use wires 8-) Seriously, the radio frequency techniques necessary to provide sufficient throughput for today's applications are inevitably complex. On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 05:43:04PM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote: > What I'm trying to find is a simple C program wh

Re: [dev] Simpler WiFi alternatives

2023-05-14 Thread David Brooke
On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 05:18:53PM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote: > Yep. That is true. I didn't think of that at all! But then, why do current > WiFi, etc. work at 2.4GHz, if device speeds aren't at those levels? The choice of radio frequency will be based on suitability (available bandwidth, propag