ADSL2000 half bridge set up

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Andy

Not sure if any one can help, but I have a win2000 server
with 2 NICs one on a 10.x.x.x the other I need to setup a
static IP given to me from my ISP, no problem so far.
Here's the bit I'm having trouble with, I need to setup
the ADSL2000 to be half bridge. I've done as tec support
tells me, but they don't seem to sure as every time I go
back to them they say something else. If anyone could help
that would be really great. What setting do I use for my
external NIC and for the ADSL2000.
 
I would love to know what all the "bridging" crap these ISPs keep comming up
with on their DSL services. It ain't bad enough that they introduced PPPoE
to everyone's grief, now they throw in this stuff. What is it about?..is it
simply so that a DSL Modem which normally wouldn't even have an IP# can then
have an IP# (without being a NAT/Router box) and still be in the same subnet
as the user's LAN?

The simplest way is to just forget that and use a DSL/Cable Router. Plug it
in and you're done. All machines plug into the LAN ports on the Device, if
you need more ports then join a hub or switch to it to gain more ports. *No*
machines need two nics and none of the machines play any role in getting the
internet to the other machines. The DSL/Cable Router does it all.

There are other ways, but that is the simplest most straight forward way.
 
Hi Phil

Thank you for the advice, the only reason I use two NICs
is that the they are in my server that is running ISA, so
that all the PCs on the LAN are not on the same IP range
as the ADSL2000. It's just added safty to help to stop the
LAN PCs being hacked.

Andy

-----Original Message-----
I would love to know what all the "bridging" crap these ISPs keep comming up
with on their DSL services. It ain't bad enough that they introduced PPPoE
to everyone's grief, now they throw in this stuff. What is it about?..is it
simply so that a DSL Modem which normally wouldn't even have an IP# can then
have an IP# (without being a NAT/Router box) and still be in the same subnet
as the user's LAN?

The simplest way is to just forget that and use a DSL/Cable Router. Plug it
in and you're done. All machines plug into the LAN ports on the Device, if
you need more ports then join a hub or switch to it to gain more ports. *No*
machines need two nics and none of the machines play any role in getting the
internet to the other machines. The DSL/Cable Router does it all.

There are other ways, but that is the simplest most straight forward way.


--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


Not sure if any one can help, but I have a win2000 server
with 2 NICs one on a 10.x.x.x the other I need to setup a
static IP given to me from my ISP, no problem so far.
Here's the bit I'm having trouble with, I need to setup
the ADSL2000 to be half bridge. I've done as tec support
tells me, but they don't seem to sure as every time I go
back to them they say something else. If anyone could help
that would be really great. What setting do I use for my
external NIC and for the ADSL2000.
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Hi Phil

Thank you for the advice, the only reason I use two NICs
is that the they are in my server that is running ISA, so
that all the PCs on the LAN are not on the same IP range
as the ADSL2000. It's just added safty to help to stop the
LAN PCs being hacked.
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Ok, that's fine. But I don't see where "bridging" fits in to anything and I
never even heard of "half-bridging". Bridging is nothing more complicated
than what a typical LAN Switch does. It just packet switches based on
Layer2 addresses and all devices attached to it are in the same subnet.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Andy

-----Original Message-----
I would love to know what all the "bridging" crap these ISPs keep comming up
with on their DSL services. It ain't bad enough that they introduced PPPoE
to everyone's grief, now they throw in this stuff. What is it about?..is it
simply so that a DSL Modem which normally wouldn't even have an IP# can then
have an IP# (without being a NAT/Router box) and still be in the same subnet
as the user's LAN?

The simplest way is to just forget that and use a DSL/Cable Router. Plug it
in and you're done. All machines plug into the LAN ports on the Device, if
you need more ports then join a hub or switch to it to gain more ports. *No*
machines need two nics and none of the machines play any role in getting the
internet to the other machines. The DSL/Cable Router does it all.

There are other ways, but that is the simplest most straight forward way.


--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


Not sure if any one can help, but I have a win2000 server
with 2 NICs one on a 10.x.x.x the other I need to setup a
static IP given to me from my ISP, no problem so far.
Here's the bit I'm having trouble with, I need to setup
the ADSL2000 to be half bridge. I've done as tec support
tells me, but they don't seem to sure as every time I go
back to them they say something else. If anyone could help
that would be really great. What setting do I use for my
external NIC and for the ADSL2000.
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