Haven't tried it between multiple switch hops. But I have a Trango network and a 802.11b network on each tower with a switch between them. Before I started trunking and setting up filtering of NetBios.. Network neighborhood on the Trango supported PC's could see the PC's on the 802.11b network as clear as day. Didn't wait for further testing to determine how wide spread. We just immediately started port filtering and setting up trunking to make sure traffic went in onbe direction and one direction only... to the gateway. Also closed off all NetBios ports just incase... Ran same test after (i.e. Trango PC using network neighborhood) everyone automatcially gone. Realize that ALL clients on the network are within the same subnet.. Broadcast domain routing (what a switch does) would not stop NetBios which uses a mulitcast (.255) broadcast to find everyone... (at least thats what I understand). And since everyone on same subnet... walla.
Scott -----Original Message----- From: Sevak Avakians <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 04 Nov 2003 09:39:37 -0500 Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Inter Client Comms blocking? > Hmm..Scott have you tried this already with that effect? > > > On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 09:33, shoffman wrote: > > > Ok, here is an interesting scenario... > > > > Multiple AP's connected on a switched network. Now, you have disable > > inter-client communications. But all this does is stop people on the > > same AP from talking to other computers on that same AP. Well, how > about > > computers on the other AP. They are not blocked by disabling > interclient > > communications, so the scenarios y'all listed are possible even > still. > > Guess someone better set-up some protocol blocking (or port blocking, > or > > use VLAN/Trunking) blocking on the network, huh? > > > > Scott > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sevak Avakians <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: 04 Nov 2003 08:28:35 -0500 > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Inter Client Comms blocking? > > > > > LOL! > > > > > > Yeah, I'd click too! > > > ;-) > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 18:56, The Wirefree Network wrote: > > > > > > > With Windows being what it is.your machine is constantly looking > for > > > > shared drives/devices. If it finds one, it maps it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Somy clients were going into their NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD (icon) > and > > > > seeing all kinds of weird stuff (ie. Quicken Backup Files, > Pictures > > > of > > > > Wife, etc). When you see a folder titled as these were, and you > know > > > > they are not yours, then you will click on them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And they ALL clicked away. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If the client does not have a firewall on that PC, then it is > wide > > > > open. No different than a LAN at work or school. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sully > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sevak > Avakians > > > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 3:49 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Inter Client Comms blocking? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Sully, > > > > In order for customers to map and actually use other people's > drives > > > > and printers, they need to have the other computers to allow it. > > > Were > > > > your customers allowing this or were they hacked into? > > > > > > > > I don't get why someone would want to print to someone else's > > > > printer...although I can think of MANY funny pranks! > > > > :-D > > > > > > > > Sevak > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 18:41, The Wirefree Network wrote: > > > > > > > > I personally think it is VERY bad. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I first opened up the network, I had interclient comm > enabled > > > > (allowed). Next thing I know.I am getting complaints ALL over > the > > > > place about other network users downloading files off of their > hard > > > > drives. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When you allow the interclient comm., then NETBIOS traffic is > seen by > > > > all. They can then map each others printers, shared folders, > etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > VERY BAD if you are running a business. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > VERY GOOD if you are running a for fun personal network. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sully > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sevak > Avakians > > > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 3:21 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Inter Client Comms blocking? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I let them do it. It hasn't had any adverse affects yet, but > most of > > > > my customers don't know they can use it. Some of those who are > savvy > > > > enough use it for games. > > > > > > > > Just let them do it. If they go through the Internet and back to > do > > > > the same thing, you'll still slow down the network, right? So > you > > > may > > > > as well let them do it from within so that at least it will pass > by > > > > faster. If they're swapping files, less time will be spent > getting > > > > the file from computer A to computer B if it's on your network. > If > > > it > > > > goes throught the Internet, it still has to go from A to B, but a > > > > longer route which will add more time to the transfer. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 2003-11-01 at 08:45, Colin Watson wrote: > > > > > > > > I was wondering, how many of you enable inter-client access > blocking > > > > on the access points? I've got some customers on the same AP who > want > > > > to talk to each other, but the client blocking is disabled, so > they > > > > can't. They are moaning over this as you'd expect, but I'm not > sure > > > if > > > > I should disable it?. Just wondering how many others > enabled/disabled > > > > this feature and what effect it's had? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Colin. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
