On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Michael G. Schabert wrote:

: >If you are going to route packets back out over the same interface they
: >come in on then maybe one is enough, but that doesn't sound like the best
: >idea to me.
:
: It's generally doable...you can use a hub, connect the DSL/cable
: modem via X-over cable to the hub. Your router computer will get the
: DHCP lease, & use NAT to let the others onto the Internet. I'm
: currently using an 840AV for that purpose, as my ISP requires PPPOE.

You have to make sure that your hardware won't try to pass all non-PPPoE
packets out the DSL link too.  Otherwise you'll end up wasting a whole lot
of bandwidth.

(On my cable link, for instance, the Ethernet is more or less bridged.)

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