Re: [TCLUG:17090] DSL with Cisco 675

[Nate Carlson <natecars@real-time.com>]

On Tue, 2 May 2000, David S. Cargo wrote:

> I am thinking about signing up for DSL service, probably through
> US West, to connect to my ISP (skypoint).
> 
> US West uses Cisco 675 devices (as near as I can tell).
> 
> According to the Cisco product information, the 675 supports NAT.
> 
> Does anybody use that feature?
> 
> I plan to connect my Indy to the DSL line, and my dual boot
> Windows/Linux box, and possibly a loaner laptop.
> 
> If the 675 has NAT turned on, then I wouldn't need to build
> (or configure) a Linux box to do it.
> 
> For that matter, the 675 supports firewall functions.  Is anybody
> using that?
> 
> dsc

Ugh. The firewalling/nat in the 675 is, well, not too nice. I'd _really_
recommend throwing a Linux/BSD box in the mix to do it..

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