Christopher,
Thanks for the reply and question. I have not tested the /always on/
feature yet. Yes, I recall that during my last dsl usage I was always on'
because the rt-314 only ran that way. And, I only recall my assigned IP
address changing once due to a network problem on Verizon's side. But,
back then I also had sw firewalls installed on my machines. ATM I do not
use additional sw firewalls on my machines. I am still evaluating this
however. So far, the router seems to have a very strong SPI firewall.
In any case, I do not mind the shifting IP addy's other than several of
them I have gotten seemed to be completely dead even though the router
indicates a solid working connection. I guess the dsl links I get are much
the same as the slow/dead modems I use to dial in to. For now I do not see
the need for /always on/. If I am not using the Internet, I do not mind
the disconnection. If I am disconnected, I lessen the chance of an
infection I think.
Best,
Duncan
At 08:45 11/02/2007 -0400, Christopher Fisk wrote:
On Wed, 31 Oct 2007, DHSinclair wrote:
And the router has /on-demand/ and /always on/ selections also. Just now
I am using the /on-demand/ setting. I figure that if I am not using the
internet there is no need to allow the internet a connection to my
LAN. Yes, I do still own a tiny tin hat! LOL!
I have a "dynamic" IP Address with road runner that hasn't changed in
almost 2 years. If you switch to always on does your IP address still change?
Christopher Fisk
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