On 2008-02-11, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As you may have guessed I meant IP address. That is, although the
> Modem connects to the PC by ethernet wire, it has no inward facing
> address. This was explained by at least two other posters. (Something
> I'd failed to realize. I expected there to be an inward facing IP)
Many cable/DSL modems do, some don't. Ones that act as routers
do. Ones that act as bridges _sometimes_ do, but often don't.
AFAICT, cable modems that act as bridges are becoming more rare
(DSL bridges were always more rare than cable bridges for some
reason). Comcast has tried to replace my (rented) bridge with
a router a couple times, but I always insist that I want it
replaced with a bridge. So far, they've done it, but I'm
afraid one of these days they aren't going to have any more of
the bridging models available.
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