[wplug] firewall interface

[Zach]

On Feb 12, 2008 7:50 AM, Jonathan S. Billings <wbanguna at gmail.com> wrote:
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> In either case, you'll be using your ethernet device (eth0).  If you
> are using the router/firewall device, your laptop will get an RFC 1918
> private network IP (such as 192.167.0.2), but if you are connected
> directly to the DSL "modem", you'll be assigned a publicly routable
> IP.  Both cases will use your ethernet device.

Ok so I still use my static IP either way, just if I go with router
then I use NAT and map private addresses assigned by DHCP to the
publicly visible static IP they give me (is that what world/publicly
routable means?).

> I'm not sure if it was ever determined if you will need to use PPPoE
> or not.

The guy at Nidhog said the modem will need to be configured to use
PPPoE, I guess they use that at their end so I'll have to configure
it. I don't hear any hissing on the telephone line so I guess the DSL
hasn't been installed outside yet? With this bad weather it may be
delayed :-( And someone said if a Verizon tech does it they are
notorious for coming days late anyways sigh. I am waiting for my modem
to arrive in the mail.

Zach