network woes

[Craig White]

On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 14:06 -0700, Dazed_75 wrote:
> Honestly, I've never seen a cable/dsl modem that acts as a DHCP server
> or NAT translator.  They normally are only connected to one computer
> or router and just pass the IP/DNS info to the computer or router.
> All routers I have ever dealt with DO act as DHCP servers and usually
> provide NAT.
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every dsl modem that I've seen coming from Qwest the past 5 years is a
combination modem/router and that includes the awful 2-wire things they
try to pawn off on people (which means they do provide DHCP & NAT). They
also include wireless.

Craig


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