> Of course these DSL > modems are notoriously crappy, and it is quite possible that fiddling > with its configuration will have no effect. That's why I use cable and > my own linux box as a router/firewall. Cable modems do not contain > router/firewalls; they simply pass the connection through. > >
This is not necessarily true. In my current field of work, I talk to a lot of people using home-based internet connections, and some of them do have Comcast cable with a router/modem device. I will say that they are typically far better than the Actiontec DSL modems, but they still don't always do what I want. Further, many (if not most) DSL modems can be configured for "bridged" mode, which turns off the router part and makes it act like just a modem, as you describe about cable modems. -wes _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
