02 Feb 16 19:05, you wrote to Daryl Stout:

 DS>> I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also have an Xfinity cable
 DS>> modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications
 DS>> would not work otherwise.

 AL> What brand/model is the the Xfinity router?  Some of them are very
 AL> unreliable in bridge mode.  When we upgraded here, they first gave use
 AL> a Cisco DPC device which never worked properly in bridge mode.  After
 AL> several hours dealing with their inept customer support, they agreed
 AL> to exchange it for an Arris TM722G which has worked flawlessly ever
 AL> since I set it up.

it seems that things have really changed in recent times, then... in my
experiance working with firewall support, cable modems are already
"bridged"... we've only ever had to specify bridge mode for DSL
connections... this was the only reason why we ever recommended a router be
behind the cable modem... in our case, our firewall product was the
""router""... everything else was just plain
switches... one for each network protected by the firewall... our firewall
product has also never had a wide-open DMZ where anything goes like 99% of
the other devices with DMZs... our DMZ has always been protected just like
the rest of the networks...

)\/(ark

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