Subject: RE: [m0n0wall] Bloking NetBios


> If 3100 is unplugged nothing happens... My Network Commuters are
> inaccessible...   Is that possible that they "force" some how packages to 
> go
> through the router even though the switch is present?
>
 No.  If the computers are trying to access another that is on the same 
subnet (ie 192.168.1.1/24) the packets will never go to the router/gateway. 
The packets will only go there if they are a) specifically addressed to the 
router, or b) the packets are destined for an address outside of the local 
subnet.

By the ports you mentioned I assume you are using Windows.  It is possible 
to disable the "Client for Microsoft Networks" for those NICs on the LAN - 
once that is done they will not send out or respond to those packets.  I 
will also assume that if you use a crossover cable and put the machines 
back-to-back they will not see each other, chances are, then, that Client 
for Microsoft Networks is not enabled, possibly File and Print Sharing (?).


Aaron