Addressing convention -

Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA bobgoodwin at wildblue.net
Wed Jan 9 22:31:08 UTC 2013


On 09/01/13 17:26, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 01/09/2013 02:19 PM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>>         I was trying to block ranges of URL's in the router but
>>         apparently they can't handle that. I have been struggling with
>>         computer problems for a couple of days, learning about the
>>         limitations of the typical home router. I wanted to block a
>>         range of URLs like 165.254.0.0/16 but no, they wont do that, a
>>         specific address like 165.254.156.83, or simply the word
>>         "akamai" will get it blocked, but I don't think that's
>>         sufficient for my need.
>
> What you're trying to block isn't a "range of URLs," but one of IP 
> addresses.  How you do that (or if you can) depends on your router, 
> but you'll probably have better luck if you're looking for the right 
> term. Good luck!

        Yes Joe, thank you, I stand corrected and embarrassed with my
        ignorance showing. I will remember ...

        Bob

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