On 5/27/06, david_elmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Anyway, I have DSL now and the modem is supposed to be also a router (I don't fully understand these things). Optus, my ISP, does not support Macs but techies will chat to me informally and they said this, I asked if this was in respect to the fact that it has USB and ethernet and "yes".
Sounds like a basic NAT router. How do you configure the "modem"? Do you go to a particular web page & tell it your login details and so on? Can you choose the IP address that the "inside" - your side - of the connection has? If so, it's a router. And as such it'll do basic firewalling, yes. No harm in using the Mac's firewalling instead, but you don't /really/ need it. I leave mine turned off behind my NAT router - a cheapo Alcatel 510 which I was given for free. -- Liam Proven · Blog, homepage &c: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] · GMail/Google Talk/Orkut: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL/AIM/iChat: [EMAIL PROTECTED] · MSN/Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] · Skype: liamproven · ICQ: 73187508 -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:macnetwork@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
