[Re[2]: [Re: [lug] DSL question]]

[Justin]

Ok this helps now. I doubled checked my install manual and it says that my
router comes preconfigured in either PPP or Bridging mode, depending on what
my isp uses. So, like I said earlier it is setup in Bridging mode which means
I can use my setup like I had originally planned, correct?  I can see how
using the router would be a lot better if I had multiple ip's for all my
computers, but I only have a single static ip so, to me, routing it through my
linux box seems a better solution. Maybe I'm completely wrong and I need to
learn more about the routers, hehe. Anyways, thanks for the help, I think I
have a better grasp on what to do when my service gets turned on now.

Justin
> 
> Everything that you've described above is great for a DSL MODEM or a
> Cable MODEM.  What you've got now is a DSL ROUTER.  This means that
> you can serve your entire network with out the need for a linux
> machine.  Using PPP, your DSL router has the static IP address and DNS
> info contained inside it.  You can setup filters to deny/allow
> packets, port forwarding to allow packets to go to a certain machine,
> etc.
> 
> This way, you setup your DSL router the same way your T1 router would
> be setup at an office.  You plug the router into the same switch as
> your other machines.  You setup the default gateway on all of the
> other machines to be 10.0.0.1 (the default internal IP address of the
> Cisco 675).  Now you've got your router setup as a router, not as a
> modem.
> 
> If you're positive that your ISP is using bridging mode, then you've
> probably got it setup in the most secure manner.  I do know that when
> you received your router in the mail, there should've been
> instructions with it on how set it up using PPP because US West
> doesn't use bridging anymore.
> 
> 
> 
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