[PLUG] DSL Elementary Questions.

[Galen Seitz]

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> Also Sprach Bill Spears <bspears at easystreet.com> on Mon, May 06, 2002 at 11=
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> > On Monday 06 May 2002 11:09 am, you wrote:
> > > You can connect to the cisco router via a rj45<->serial cable that shou=
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> > > have come with it.  Use minicom to connect to the serial port.  I think
> > > it's 9600 8N1, but the bitrate might be different.  Then you're talking
> > > directly to the CBOS.  Check online for a reference for CBOS commands. =
>  The
> > > cisco will do some crazy stuff--builtin NAT, tftp server.
> > >
> > So, could it act like a cheap firewall?
> > Do you use it?
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> It's very limited in its capabilities.  I think it can have
> a maximum of 10 rules, with no stateful inspection, no special
> protocol handling in NAT, etc.
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I believe he said that he was connected via bridging mode in another message.

Bill, AFAIK, in bridging mode none of the 678 features like NAT are available.
It is as if you had an ethernet cable running all the way from your ISP to
your house.  Did you also say that you have a static IP?

galen