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Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> On 2009-09-05, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> As some may know already, I recently got DSL. |
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>> The DSL modem I am using is the Motorola 2210. It seems to be |
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>> a gateway thing. I have no router at the moment |
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> The 2210 is a router that is doing NAT with a stateful |
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> firewall. It will (assuming it's not too buggy) prevent |
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> outside access to your network. |
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> If you buy a second router (e.g. a Linksys or DLink), you'll |
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> just be duplicating the NAT/firewall/routing functions in the |
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> 2210. You can do that if you want. I used to run a two layer |
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> NAT setup with a Cisco 678 DSL modem (configure to forward all |
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> TCP/UDP ports) and an OpenWRT gateway. There were features I |
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> needed that OpenWRT had that the Cisco didn't. |
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> Unless there's something specific that you want to do that |
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> isn't supported by the 2210 (or you're aware of deficiencies in |
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> the 2210), I probably wouldn't bother adding a second firewall |
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> box. |
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I was thinking about buying a router IF I build a second box and need to |
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share the internet with it. The modem only has one port and apparently |
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zero reconfigurability because when I log in, there are no options to |
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change anything except what time it updates the modem software. So, I |
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hope it works well. o_O |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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