Re: Bridge mode vs. router mode in DSL modems

2011-03-07 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Jason Hsu put forth on 3/7/2011 12:54 AM: > 1. How do I know if my DSL modem is the culprit blocking remote access to my > computer? > > The DSL modem is an Embarq EQ-660R ADSL router. My ISP is CenturyLink. Everything you need to know is here: http://embarq.centurylink.com/embarq/refDocs/use

Re: Bridge mode vs. router mode in DSL modems

2011-03-07 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Jason Hsu wrote: QUESTIONS: 1. How do I know if my DSL modem is the culprit blocking remote access to my computer? Test with modem in bridge mode, get server [or just a PC / laptop] to do a PPP login, then the server will have an IP that is directly accessible from the Internet. Remotely,

Re: Bridge mode vs. router mode in DSL modems

2011-03-07 Thread Andrei Popescu
[text rewrapped to 72 characters] On Lu, 07 mar 11, 00:54:19, Jason Hsu wrote: [snip 1. and 2.] The other points already addressed by Joe. > 3. Why does switching my DSL modem to bridge mode cut off Internet > access, and why does switching it back to router mode restore Internet > access?

Re: Bridge mode vs. router mode in DSL modems

2011-03-07 Thread Joe
On Mon, 7 Mar 2011 00:54:19 -0600 Jason Hsu wrote: > QUESTIONS: > 1. How do I know if my DSL modem is the culprit blocking remote > access to my computer? 2. Exactly what is the difference between > bridge mode and router mode in a DSL modem? I read that if my DSL > modem is blocking remote ac

Bridge mode vs. router mode in DSL modems

2011-03-06 Thread Jason Hsu
QUESTIONS: 1. How do I know if my DSL modem is the culprit blocking remote access to my computer? 2. Exactly what is the difference between bridge mode and router mode in a DSL modem? I read that if my DSL modem is blocking remote access to my computer, switching it to bridge mode would remed