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Have a DSL connection here. They have given us one static IP. The modem is
connected to the switch. It can function as a NAT router or a bridge. Was
running Linux with Apache (proxy server module) & bind as dns server. It
worked perfectly. No problems. The DSL modem was set as the default gateway
on the linux box.
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Amol Gokhale writes:
> is that the DSL modem is pnp. It does not need any computer to run. Right
> now the Linux box is accessing the modem directly as a gateway. Now this
is
> possible because the modem has a static ip.
Wrong... the DSL modem has ethernet out, which is probably connected to
your hub/switch. The modem has an internal private IP which remains static.
Dishnet may/maynot be providing you with a static internet IP.
> We also need somebody to setup a firewall for them so that we can then
have
> a proxy. Which will again result in some improvement but not much.
Not really... if the connect is as pathetic as you describe, the cache will
make minimal improvement, and a firewall has no bearing on bandwidth.
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