At 12:45 6-3-02 -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: > > The home network, once it is in place, will use DHCP (the cable modem > > router comes with a built-in DHCP server and firewall). The modem itself > > will only see the router and will not be aware that there are multiple > > computers on the other side of the router. I have only one IP address; > > technically it is dynamic, but since the connection will be open 24/7 it > > effectively becomes a static IP address. > >That sounds like NAT. And be aware the the cable companies are working >quite hard to come up with technology to detect how many devices you >connect, especially those nasty wireless Ethernet access points that let you >share your bandwidth with your neighbors.
I do not have those wireless access points; come to think of it, nothing about my computer stuff is wireless. Altough getting rid of that cable salad behind my computer and under my desk would be wonderful, wireless is still not secure enough and too slow. >I should also note that around here, the cable companies are starting to say >"no servers" in their AUPs. That is what my ISP says as well. But unless they notice a sudden dramatic increase in my amount of traffic, running a web server should not be a problem. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
