Most DSL routers today come with the firewall and NAT stuff already setup for you, for simplicity and ease of use. Of the 3-4 that I've used in the last year or so, they were all pretty much plug and play. Other than the simple setup when you first plug it in, follow the instructions for 'getting started', usually something simple, on a web-based interface, that will only ask you a couple of questions, like do you use DHCP or a dedicated ip address.
They come auto-configured for the NAT and firewall, then have some more advanced settings for special applications like online games or IRC or things that use ports other than just web and email. But again, todays stuff is so simple, you usually don't even have to mess with even those things (they're already set) except for the most obscure applications. ======================================= Rad Craig, Induction Concepts, High Performance Twin Turbo Systems http://www.inductionconcepts.com (918) 825-TWIN > -----Original Message----- > From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dana Collins > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 8:12 PM > To: G-List > Subject: Re: Can I change my IP address? > > > On 12/4/04 8:33 PM, Rad Craig of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > > > Just pickup a DSL router and use network address translation (NAT), > > practically every small home router has this now. I have one > wired and one > > wireless, they both have it, both work great. Using NAT gives > your computer > > a 'private' address that only the inside of the router (your > 'local' (inside > > your home) network) knows. It shows a different address, the > one from the > > phone company, to the rest of the world as it's taken and > > controlled/protected by the router and not your computer. The > router will > > have a built-in firewall for more protection. This way, no one can > > determine what ip address your computer is actually running. > They can see > > the outside of the router, the 'public' ip address, from your > phone company, > > only. > > > > These routers are fairly inexpensive. > > > > This is about as secure as you can make a home network that is > connected to > > the internet. > > > Very interesting, Rad. I have a cable router for our system, > which has it IP > addresses assigned dynamically. Can it do NAT? If so, how does one do it? > Thanks for the lesson, > Dana > > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
