Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: DSL Modem? | Date | 15 Feb 2000 20:07:10 -0800 |
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Followup to: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0002151939280.28574-100000@dlang.diginsite.com> By author: David Lang <dlang@diginsite.com> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > Richard, you won't be able to re-gain any of the IP addresses, you still > will have to have > 1 (network address) > 1 (gateway on your local network) > 5 useable > 1 (broadcase) > > it doesn't matter if the DSL connection is internal or external, it is > still a router. If it is internal it just is a router on a card. >
No, some of them are point-to-point connections, like you would have for a T1 or PPP for example. This does, indeed, save you one IP address (not two.)
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