Re: [PLUG] Linksys and DSL

["Eric Hidle" <junkmail@ie-ap.org>]

My choice would be to let the linux box be the firewall/router... much more
versatile that way..

Does verizon make you use pppoe if you have a business DSL account?
E




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Crompton" <doug@crompton.com>
To: "Phila Linux Users Group" <PLUG@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 1:12 AM
Subject: [PLUG] Linksys and DSL


> Continuing with my DSL questions to the list...
>
> I have a Linksys BEFSR41 cable/DSL router which at the moment I am just
> using as a 4 port router. In reviewing the docs and internet info it
> appears that this is a very versatile box. It also has a Linux engine and
> the code is downloadable. There was also an article on it in Linux Journal
> a few months ago.
>
> It appears that this router would handle port forwarding. My question is
> if I were to use this box connected to (say) Verizon with a STATIC IP, let
> it handle PPOE, and connect my Linux server to it with a 192.168.x.x
> address, set port forwarding for DNS, Mail, Web, POP3 or any other service
> I want to provide to the world - would this work?
>
> Now the question is why would I want to do this. I am not sure. It is an
> option. Let the router be the front-end to everything and be the firewall.
>
> The other option of course is to connect the DSL modem directly to the
> Linux box, let it do PPOE, Firewall, and 192.168.x.x local routing out a
> second ethernet port.
>
> Doug
>
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