[ILUG] iol broadband

[olearypj at rte.ie]

Quoting Denis Hennessy <denis at hennessynet.com>:

> I'm not familiar with that particular but here are the principles that 
> should apply:
> 
>     * It's easier to use the ethernet port to connect. That way you can
>       connect directly while you get it all going and then connect it to
>       your firewall. The only downside is that you have to buy a extra
>       network card.
>     * You can use either bridged or routed modes. The first is a bit
>       harder to set up but makes it easier to set up inbound port
>       mappings. The second is slightly more secure since inbound packets
>       have to traverse two NAT layers.
>     * It's probably not hard to switch later if you want to experiment.
> 
> /dh
Hi all,
        Thanks for the advice, sounds like I was on the right track. I'll give 
it a try later this evening

Thanks again,
     pat

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