Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer
On Thu 15 Oct 2015 at 17:40:57 -0500, rlharris@oplink.net wrote:
> On Thu, October 15, 2015 5:11 pm, Brian wrote:
> > An ISP hands out an address in a private range and it is assigned to the
> > external interface of a router? I do not understand this but know I have
> > much to learn about networking. Any enlightenment in the offing?
>
> No; in the present (original) installation, the address (192.168.100.3) is
> assigned to the (Windows desktop) computer, and there is no router.
>
> But, conceptually, is there anything wrong with assigning a private IP
> address to the WAN port of a router?
I don't get out much :). Thanks to David Wright for introducing me to
WISP and Joe for the clear explanation.
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