> 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 -- Regards, Kevin Saenz Spinaweb I.T consultants Ph: 02 4620 5130 Fax: 02 4625 9243 Mobile: 0418455661 Web: http://www.spinaweb.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
