[lug] DSL Question

[Robert L. Harris]

I have ppp, but prefer bridged.  With bridged, I set up one of my
own boxes as the first thing on the network, thus my own
firewall, etc.  I'm having to use this idsl router as my firewall.
It works but took a while to get configured.

Robert

Thus spake David Morris (boru at frii.com):

> I am in the process of getting DSL, and one question I have for the
> list:
> 
> My ISP allows either PPP or Bridging mode for the DSL
> connection...Are there any benefits to one mode over the other?  Any
> drawbacks? 
> 
> I am just looking for a reason to choose one of the modes over the
> other in an informed sort of way.
> 
> --David
> 
> 
> 
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