[plug] adsl trouble

[Paul Dean]

Hya Craig,

On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Craig Ringer wrote:

> >>>>>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.
Oh my mistake I'm sorry about that.
> 
> 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?
> 
Yes this is true, I apologize list.

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