Re: OT: Reccomended Qwest DSL modem

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:59:55 -0700, Eric Shubes <plug@shubes.net> wrote:
> Kevin Brown wrote:
>
>
> >>>> Mine has been fine for almost 9 months..don't have
> >>>> wireless, so cannot comment on that part. But wired
> >>>> works fine.
> >>
> >>
> >> ec-
> >> Does the modem support DMZ? I intend to feed a modem into a 'real'
> >> router.
> >
> >
> > If you are going to feed the modem into a "real" router, then it
> > shouldn't matter if it supports a DMZ since that will be the issue for
> > the "real" router to handle.
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> This may seem like a stupid question, but how do you feed the modem into
> a real router (i.e. Linux box) without using the dmz feature? Port
> forward the entire port range? What method is preferred?
>

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>   "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

>

I was meaning a my rather nice US Robotics 8054 which according to
several test on that can be found online was the most powerful
wireless router availible.

However, if you get a dsl modem that is just a modem, meaning no NAT,
then you should be able to plug a linux computer into it and not have
to worry about much.
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