On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Gary C Martin <g...@garycmartin.com>wrote:
> On 12 Aug 2009, at 08:59, Tomeu Vizoso wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 04:25, Caroline Meeks<solutiongr...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <to...@sugarlabs.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> This is turning out to be a very important concept to explain to people. >>>> Does anyone know of any educational material that can help people >>>> understand this distinction and how to set up a network correctly. >>>> We should put this information >>>> here: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Collaboration >>>> >>> >>> How does Apple explain that a printer is seen only if in the same >> network segment? (or iChat or any other of their services that use >> mDNS). >> > > Good question :-) They don't, well not much, here's a support doc regarding > iChat and Bonjour: > > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iChat/4.0/en/9717.html > > Here's the cherry pickings: > > "You can use Bonjour to chat with other iChat users on your local network > without using an instant message account or server. Each computer > communicates directly with its neighbors. Other iChat users who are on the > same network segment (”subnet”) as you appear in the window. If you connect > to the Internet using PPP (or PPPoE), you won’t see other Bonjour users. If > you connect via a shared network segment, which is common with cable modems, > you may see other iChat users. If your computer is protected by a firewall, > you might be unable to receive messages from other Bonjour users. To use > Bonjour, you need to change your firewall settings to allow activity on port > 5298." > > Regards, > --Gary > > -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove carol...@solutiongrove.com 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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