> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mikkel C. > Simonsen > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 3:56 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: DSL modem recommendation > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: > > Another argument is that if you have no need to run a server, > > USB means you have to waste CPU on translation. Of course the > > counter to that is that with a modem/router, you can't get a > > public IP address. > > Of course you can get a public IP address. The standard ADSL equipment > here (Denmark) is a Siemens modem. You connect the modem to your > computer over Ethernet, and get a public IP using DHCP... >
Only if the Siemens modem is in bridged mode, and most DSL providers ship these devices in routed mode, not in bridged mode. If Network Address Translation (NAT) is turned on, which it is by default when these devices are in routed mode, then the IP address you get is a private address handed out by the Siemens modem, something like a 192.168.1.x number. Ted _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
