[plug] adsl trouble

[Craig Ringer]

>>>>>Which eth dev is internal network and which one is external?
>>>>
>>>>My impression from what's been said earlier was he's behind an 
>>>>adsl-enabled /router/ running dhcp to assign addrs so there is in fact 
>>>>no "internal" and "external" interface on the machine.
>>>
>>>If the box is running as an gateway 
>>
>>Therein lying the point - it is not running as a gateway.
> 
> Ok, but you still have the issue of 2 nics running...yes?
Nope. 1 nic plugged in and enabled, one not in use.

> If not, then the principle is the exactly the same same an internal
> external gateway setup. The box becomes a router for traffic between two
> networks therefore a gateway.
True enough, and I'm probably being a bit pedantic in pushing the 
point... but hey.

> As is have read that there an ADSL modem connected to one of the nics
> then it would be safe to say that the machine is acting as a gateway.

There is no adsl modem connected to the machine, as such. What there 
_is_ is and ADSL modem _with _embedded_ _router_ on the LAN, which this 
machine is using as a gateway.

Anyway, its not really important, we both understand the principles 
involved, the terminology, etc etc so there's really no point in 
hammering out minor details and messing up the list, yes?