> I got a Billon 7100 from www.computeronline.com.au and although the
> firmware is a bit flakey at startup, once going it works well, I
> dispensed with the units NAT etc, and just run it in bridged mode
> connected to the firewall. It does not have a hub builtin, but I just
> plugged it into the existing hub. I also have the unit connected to the
> firewall through the existing hub and am just running pppoe over that
> eg:
> 
Bridge mode is the way to go because all access to your assigned
ip address will be to your firewall, if you lock it down then you have
not problem. If you decide not to use bridge mode then I would advise
killing the default password and change the password on the billion
on a regular basis.

>       ADSL Modem    Firewall   Local Workstations
>           |            |          |          |
>           +-----H------+----U-----+----B-----+
> 
> Does anyone know if this will have any side effects on the security of
> my network?
> 
>  - Karl
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