Installation guide

Page 10 Blue Chips Magazine — August 2007
Here was the problem in a
“tophat.” The greatest problem for me
to solve in adding both of the Video-
Phones to the P2P system was wrapped
completely around my Linux-based
IPCop Firewall (www.ipcop.org), which
is “guarding against all unwanted out-
side” Internet entry(ies) into my P2P
system.
Just FYI. IP-
Cop takes a standard
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work and makes it a
much, much more secure 10.0.0.x
network for me. Thomas Cameron, a
RedHat (Linux) Specialist, whose home
offi ce is in Austin, Texas, shared with me
- while I was visiting with him at the JSM
2007 conference just a few days ago -
that although he agrees that IPCop is an
outstanding “Free” (for Home Users)
Firewall, he feels that it is “security
overkill” for average users like me, and
shouldn’t be included in the mix at all
because it is simply too complicated for
just anyone to use properly. He hit that
one right on the head, folks!
I do not disagree with Tom on this
very critical matter (to me person-
ally), however, based on all my 7+
years of DEFCON/Black Hat Briefi ngs
teachings (called “Scared Shiftless”
experiences), I feel strongly that it is
very healthy and highly desired
for my own personal SOHO-like P2P
setup. Besides, what would I be able
to write about, and share with you out
there, if everything I did was “easy” to
do/use? OK?
On that note, Norman R. LeClair,
CrossTalk Magazine Co-Sponsor,
in writing about “The Right Way to
Change” (CrossTalk, August 2007,
pg. 3 <www.stsc.hill.af.mil/cross-
talk>) stated, “Change has always
been part of life, yet many still
have difficulty with this reality.
Diffi culty accepting change may
stem from a simple desire to stay
within a comfort zone or the pres-
ence of a turbulent history of failed
attempts.” OK! I’ll buy that!
But, I didn’t fail. It just took
a little longer, that’s all. And, the
whole thing works exactly like any
simple Home Network-like con-
fi guration does, too! Ta Da!
So, Overall How Do I Rate the
DVC-1100? Pros
All the Pros of the DVC-1100 (ex-
actly like its cohort/companion, the
DVC-1000) are way too numerous to
count. But, primarily it boils down to the
following points being the standouts: 1)
There are no additional charges or fees,
beyond your monthly Internet ac-
cess fees; 2) The DVC-1100 has fi nally,
become very affordable and eas-
ily available for the average Home
User; 3) The excellent picture on your
HDTV(?) (naturally, with the proper
lighting) and overall great audio that
comes in a family/living room setting
(also naturally, under varying condi-
tions); 4) The fast, smooth, no-jerking
video frame rate (30 fps); and lastly, 5)
The DVC-1100, just like the DVC-1000,
is exceptionally easy to set up and use
- the first time, and every time.
Oh! And it goes without saying, “It’s a
whale of a lot of fun for everyone,
too!”
Cons
Personally I can’t think of any,
mainly because my dear friends at
D-Link’s vaunted Tech Support will
always be there for you 24x7 to
“BAIL YOU OUT” of any problems
you might happen to encounter.
By Way of Ex-
planation. I just
threw my RCAF
434 (F) Squadron
Patch in there,
“just for the hali-
but,” because I,
just this very mo-
ment, had a dejá
vu, violent, radi-
cal, “hairy,” “empathetic mo-
ment” (a “Flash Back TO MY BRO-
KEN BACK,” if you will) to my very
successful, very stressful bailout
of an extremely badly CRIPPLED
Royal Canadian Air Force T-33
at Bitche, France in May 1957 -
yes, it’s really on the map. May I
respectfully direct your attention
to “our” 434 (F) Squadron Motto:
“IN EXCELCIS VINCIMUS.” Ah
yes! What a three-drink story that
was, Sorry ‘bout that Senior Mo-
ment! Not!
To continue with the review.
This D-Link 24x7 Tech Support, just
like any golden parachute ;-}
makes imminent sense to me, because
we can’t all be “know-it-alls” or “jack-of-
all-trades” in this complicated network-
ing thing, now can we? Just think of that
little known/acknowledged fact of life
for a moment, and then think “24x7
help” being there for you in the form
of marvelous Tech Support.