On Sun,10.Aug.08, 16:32:41, Vwaju wrote: > > How is your computer *physically* connected to the internet? > > I have an RCN cable modem (probably proprietary and not DOCSIS > compliant) which connects to a Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband > Router. > The wireless router broadcasts to a Dell Inspiron 8500 running > Windows. In addition there are 2 computers connected through Ethernet > ports on the router. One of these is a Windows box, and the other is > my Debian system. I'm guessing at least one of the mentioned non-computer devices is doing NAT (a traceroute to the gateway specified by your ISP should show this). Here are some keywords for you: NAT (network address translation) and specifically masquerading, port-forwarding, DMZ (demilitarized zone). Wikipedia should have enough to get you going to at least know what to look for. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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