> only if it is internal. even then ?? > The address allocated by Telecom is te dsl side. therefore NAT becomes > necessary if transitting from an inside interface (ethernet)
not true. the 3com homeconnect bridges between pppoa (telecom side) and pppoe (lan side), giving you your unfiltered public ip on an ethernet connection on your linux box (or whatever os you like that will run pppoe). You definitely need a strong firewall, as there is no protection at all (unlike, say, a nokia m10/11/1122 which does nat, thereby largely keeping baddies at bay). However there is a huge bonus in having the public ip on your own firewall box if you want to do stateful inspection, advanced firewalling provided by (e.g.) snort etc, tunnelling, vpn, tele/video conferencing etc. You can also control outward connections from known trojans like back orifice etc. Whats more you learn a bit! There is an alcatel does the same. if you want info on this stuff, this is the worng list (although its not OT, its just theres a better list at http://www.unixathome.org/adsl ) If you want help setting hthis up let me know. -- Nick Rout Barrister & Solicitor PO Box 25-275 Christchurch, NZ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
