On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:53:41 +0000 Simon Slaytor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Half Bridge mode is your friend here. > > Not sure if the D-Link supports this mode however, Google is less > than helpful. Essentially in half bridge mode the modem handles the > PPPoA authentication with the ISP, as in NAT mode obtaining an IP > address from the remote provider as normal. Unlike NAT mode however > the modem then leases out this exact same IP address to the connected > ethernet host, thereby presenting the external IP directly to your > external ethernet port. Finally the modem begins to transparently > bridge the ADSL/Ethernet connections. > > I can vouch for Zoom X3/4 and ADSL Nation X-Modems working in this > mode without issue. > > My Aethra Starbridge-EU works fine in half-bridge, although I had to set VCI=0 in the modem, whatever that is. I would much rather have my ext_if assigned the routable ip, and do all of the nat and rdr from pf :) Mike
