> I'd like it to
> behave that way as much as possible so my Gentoo router can handle as
> many of the router duties as possible. I've disabled the Westell's
> firewall. What other types of things should I look for in the
> Westell's configuration screen to disable? Is there anything that
> might prevent this modem/router from behaving like a modem for all
> intents and purposes so my Gentoo router can behave like a router
> connected to a modem?
Some routers have a "DMZ Port" or "DMZ Host" option that will make the
router automatically forward all ports to the machine configured on that
port. If you like, you can even disable things like name serving and
internal DHCP and let your Gentoo router handle those (if you followed
the Home Router guide and used dnsmasq). If you have no Windows boxes
on your network, you can safely disable WINS and/or NetBIOS name resolution.
Ryan
Sounds good to me. Could this be the same type of feature as the DMZ Port/Host:
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Static NAT
Set Up an IP Address to be your Default NAT Destination.
Static NAT Device or specify IP Address
All unsolicited inbound traffic will be sent to the above device.
Note: Static Nat and IP Passthrough are mutually exclusive features.
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- Grant
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