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| Thread ID: 25847 | 2002-10-13 10:39:00 | Networking products + DSL | nzwalkabout (299) | Press F1 |
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| 88837 | 2002-10-14 12:50:00 | Susan, Godfather would have a NAT built into the router. Not all routers have a NAT service built in. NAT stands for Network Address Translation. What this does is mask all the Ip address's behind the Nat, leaving outside world only sees one address (the Server - which is the Nat). It is pretty much impossable for a hacker to attack a Pc behind a nat. If your interested. Check out How a NAT works (www.tinysoftware.com) Jess |
PeebZ (454) | ||
| 88838 | 2002-10-15 06:24:00 | Thanks for that Jess - one for the CardFile. ;-) | Susan B (19) | ||
| 88839 | 2002-10-15 08:06:00 | If you want to connect multiple PC's to the net through one modem then an external router is for you with NAT built in. However be aware that not all is heaven with this setup as certain programs dont like them and you have to set up what are called pinholes so that certain ports get mapped to certain IP addresses all the time. An example is transferring files via ICQ or MSMessanger. Because it is PC to PC connection it sends you IP address which it then cant find because you are behing the NAT. Upside is that you also covered in most respects from hackers because they only see the IP of the router and cant get through to the PC. A very good firewall. |
Big John (551) | ||
| 88840 | 2002-10-15 08:08:00 | He does indeed have a router with NAT built in. Alcatel speed touch Pro, plugged into the uplink on the hub. The best part was setting it up. Only had to give it my adsl login, tell my PC's that it was the Host and would give them an IP addy. As long as you power it up before the PCs its fine, but as I never power it down, I truly have 24/7 internet connection even if it has nobody to talk to at times. Having assisted people to get their internal ADSL modems working, I would always recommend the router approach. It was fortunate that I was referred to a very knowledgeable guy (at DSE believe it or not) that really did know his stuff, when I was organising it. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 88841 | 2002-10-17 10:30:00 | I am starting to get a bit lost here; firstly what is the Alcatel speed touch pro, do I need it? and it seems NAT is a good thing, so how do I get that? is it spendy? plus any wireless knowledge out there? cheers |
nzwalkabout (299) | ||
| 88842 | 2002-10-17 11:55:00 | HI, Alcatel speed touch pro. Alcatel is the brand and speed touch pro is the model type. If I was to recommend the best, for Price vs Value the list would contain the Alcatel speed touch pro. Having a look at the Dick Smith Website (www.dse.co.nz) they a pretty much leading the way in price. But of course all ways check out Price Spy ADSL website (www.pricespy.co.nz) first. There are also plenty of other ADSL Routers / Modems out there, and I know is sounds like we a trying to push the most expensive thing out there but and this is very true for ADSL products. "You get what you pay for". NAT's are built into the Router. So before you buy check the vendors website to see if that model has what you want. Sorry not to read up on the wireless scene yet. Though my perception is that this system is still to expensive for the speed. Jess |
PeebZ (454) | ||
| 88843 | 2002-10-19 12:12:00 | The Alcatel Speed Touch sounds good but yes it is dear. I have found a D-Link DSL-504 for $460 and has every thing the Alcatel has (router, switch, NAT a.s.o) which is better? is it worth paying more and going with the Alcatel? cheers. | nzwalkabout (299) | ||
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