Howard, Oh dear. Please tell us what ISP this is so we can take special care to avoid it. :)
(Note: NAT breaks all sorts of things, and it is incredibly cheap for an ISP to use NAT, since they, as an ISP, /should/ be able to afford the IP address space.) Regards, Alex. -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCM d- s:+ a--- C++++ UL++++ P L+++ E W++ N o-- K- w O--- M- V- PS+ PE- Y PGP t+ 5 X- R tv+ b DI--- D+ G e-- h++ r--- y ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Howard Mann wrote: > > Hi, > > I use DSL with Slink. I previously had a static IP address. I used an IP > Chains ruleset as one security level. All was well. > > My ISP recently mandated a configuration change for the Cisco DSL router from > " bridging" to "ppp" mode, including NAT at the router level. > > The router now changes my assigned IP address to a private Class A address ( > 10.0.0.2 ). I changed my networking ( eth0) settings to reflect this. > > I guess I no longer need the IP Chains firewall. Is this correct ? > > What security considerations/measures should I now adopt with respect to my > new setup ? > > My knowledge of the function of this router is rudimentary. > > Thanks, > > Howard Mann. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >