> Have you tried connecting a hub to that Ethernet
> port?

No. I saw right off the bat from the netmask that I could in fact connect up to 
four systems via a hub, but what good would connecting systems directly to the 
Internet do? That's just asking for trouble.

So in goes a locked down Solaris FireWall, out goes the ISP's BS.

> That'd have to be an extraordinarily lame device if
> it doesn't support
> more than one client at a time.  If so, I'd probably
> chuck it out the
> nearest window rather than fooling with an extra
> layer of NAT.

The Flash EEPROM is hardcoded for four IP addresses by means of the netmask 
(i.e. the menu inside of the device doesn't let you enter netmasks outside of 
the range.) And even if one somehow did manage to flash the device with an 
alternative flash image, I seriously doubt that the device on the other side 
would allow it.

> Given the relatively low speeds involved here, I
> wouldn't worry
> terribly about the overhead.  I'd worry more about
> the functionality
> of the link.  As long as it's actually working right,
> more power to
> you.

Knock on wood, it's been working solid for almost three years now.  It had been 
down perhaps twice in the last three years.  I believe I have 100% uptime for 
the last year.

> Not exactly.  They're carrying multiple layers of
> encapsulation.  As
> long as you put a few "..." in that sentence, it's
> right.

Ouch.
 
 
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