Subj : Re: Monitoring FidoNet
To   : August Abolins
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Fri May 28 2021 06:46 am

-=> August Abolins wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

AA> I think that another term for that is "bridge mode"?

Bridge mode is when your ISP's provided equipment doesn't do anything except
hand over an IP address to you. You plug their equipment into your router,
plug your equipment into it and do your own routing/NAT/DMZ.

The alternative is when the ISP's equipment is set up as a router, and
connects a private network on the inside for your equipment, and ISP
provided IP address(es) on the outside. You plug all of your equipment into
the ISP-provided equipment.

AA> I know that one. An account with a local ISP was set up that
AA> way at first and *broke* the ability to access the business pcs
AA> from home.  That was very upsetting.

Yeah, those internet hotspots are usually set up with carrier NAT. I use
them in my job for remote access to field equipment and we had to pay extra
for an accessible IP address.



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