On 12/2/05, Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > >>>>> "Tanveer" == Tanveer Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Tanveer> On 12/2/05, Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Hope this helps, feedback welcome. > > Tanveer> I guess for a newbie, rather than going into bridge mode > Tanveer> and using pppoe client on system, we can simply put the > Tanveer> comp in ethernet mode and let the router do the > Tanveer> pppoe. Using rp-pppoe etc., runs into issues many times. > > You're right, at least about the comparative complexity of using PPPoE > vs routing modes. However, using PPPoE (on the host) does have the > following advantages: > > 1. You get a routable IP and, if you really want, can expose services > to your friends on the Internet. For instance, you can put up files > for downloading on your Apache web server and give people the IP to > download them from temporarily.
Agreed, but I think by the time he gets to this level, he can go the pppoe way 2. You control the connection. I use the 590NU (night unlimited) > plan, where MTNL requires me to restart the connection at midnight and > 0800. If I use the router mode, I have to physically switch the 502T > off and on. OTOH, with host PPPoE mode I have a simple cron entry > that does the switching (poff; pon) automagically at 00:05 and 07:58, > with me blissfully asleep. You can reboot the modem by a script too! Check out vinuthomas.com 3. In general, i prefer to have control over my connections rather > than some piece of hardware about which I know next to nothing. To > take an example, in host PPPoE mode, the 502T is inaccessible from the > Internet, and people cannot exploit any weaknesses in it. In router > mode, however, the 502T is exposed to the 'net and potentially > vulnerable to exploits. No its not. All you have to do is block all connections from outside world. Simple. then computers only on the ethernet side can connect. Infact you have a hardware firewall router sitting, which is more powerful than anything else :D regards Tanveer _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
