[plug] Install tonight

[Daniel Pearson]

Maybe its an ethernet modem, hence one nic is needed for the adsl and the
other is used to go to the internal network?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Holland" <myk at plug.linux.org.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Install tonight


> On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Daniel Pearson wrote:
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> > I'd assume its so he can share the connection to his internal network?
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> So why would you want two NICs for that?
> ie why have the ADSL modem on a separate ethernet?
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> > > On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, J Michael Gilks wrote:
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> > > > 2 NIC's, one for ADSL using PPPOE and one to my personal network. If
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> > > Folks,
> > > is there any reason for using two NICs here?
> > > Does it provide increased security with PPPoE ?
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