Re: Hardware needed for home network
Chris writes:
> Unless there's something strange about your configuration, I don't see
> how the firewall can firewall in this instance. Can you give me a good
> reason why "Other system(s)" shouldn't be able to access the Internet
> directly via the modem?
If the modem is configured as a bridge it won't speak IP to the server:
just PPP (over ethernet). To get to the Internet via the modem the
other systems would need to speak PPP. Even in bridge mode, though, it
may have a Web server accessible via IP.
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John Hasler
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