Kris Steenhaut schrieb:
> 
> 
> Herbert Rosenau schreef:
> 
> 
>>As he said he uses a hardware router - so no software router is needed.
>>
>> 
>>
> 
> But he (we) still have to send the password to the telecom company, or 
> do I have that wrong?

Set up the router and its done.

> 
>>Myself has used ISDNPM since 2.8. Until some weeks ago I had here 
>>running eCSConNet (aka ISDNPM 3.0x). But the Zyxel (gift from my 
>>provider) makes usage of the computers more flexible. So I have 
>>shutdown eCSConNet and use the zyxel instead.
>>
> 
> So, do I understand it well: with your type of Zyxel I could connect to 
> pppoe without ISDNPM or any other software? It is an adsl device 
> +router, right?
> 
Yes, that is it. ISDNPM (or other types of software routers) are only 
needed if there is no hardware router. As a sample the zyxel does:
- connect your local network together (the switch part in it does it)
- connect your local network to outside the world using
   - NAT: hides your local computer from the world
           only the router itself is visible from outside
   - firewall: holds ports open inside your local netork
           closed to/from the world (e.g. blocking netbios
           and other ports from/to outside)
   - router: routes between different networks. Here between your
           local net (192.168.*.* and a.b.c.d (your dynamic IP
           your ISP gives you when you logged in)

DSLrouter (network cards) local network

instead of

DSLPC (network card) software router
(network card) 
(network cards)local network

No, it is an DSL router (ADSL, TDSL,...). It owns 1 DSL port and 4 
ethernet ports. Other kinds of routers have 1 ISDN prort and 4 
ethernet ports, other have DSL + ISDN + ethernt..... others have only 
ethernet ports.

A routers job is to connect different networks together.
A switchs job is to connect multiple computers of the same network 
together
A Hubs job is to boost physical signals.

A DSL router is typically 3 in one:
- a switch (connecting local network)
- a router (route between networks)
- DSL modem (ethernet  PPPxE)

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Tschau/Bye

Herbert Rosenau                    eCS 1.2 Deutsch bestellen bei
EDV Beratung & Programmierung           http://pc-rosenau.de
Eichelsdorfer Str. 15
97461 Hofheim i.UFr.

Tel: 49-9523-502834
Fax: 49-9523-502823                     http://www.dv-rosenau.de/


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