Ahh, yes: Bridged mode! Thank you! I knew there was some term I was forgetting out. Its been a while since I have done anything with DSL.
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Mike Gill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What you're looking for is running a DSL modem in Bridged mode. It becomes > transparent to your network and passes the first IP to the firewall. Most > modems I have ever used are able to do this. More importantly you need an > ISP that allows it. Some will configure your modem anyway you want it, other > will even walk you through it or provide instructions on their site. And > some ISP's won't even let you change the internal IP of the gateway unless > they do it for you remotely. Yeah, those ones have trust issues. > > > > > -- > Mike Gill > > > > > > From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 7:20 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: [OT] Quick, adsl ethernet modem recommendation > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: [OT] Quick, adsl ethernet modem recommendation > > > > > > <Eeek> > > > > Can anyone recommend an Ethernet adsl modem that will simply pass all the > traffic it gets on the external interface back to a separate firewall? We > have a watchguard x55e here doing the nitty gritty, but due to a freak chain > of events both our SDSL line and our backup ADSL modem have gone POP!. > > > > I now need an Ethernet adsl modem for the working backup line, but that will > pass all the traffic back to the watchguard so that it will do the VPN > stuff. > > > > Oh, and I need to get it ordered before 4pm GMT :S > > > > </Eeek> > > > > Olly > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
