On Saturday 28 Jun 2008, Mohan Sundaram wrote: > On 28-Jun-08, at 11:29 AM, Arun Khan wrote: > > I know this for sure that when the PC's ethernet card is connected > > to the DSL modem/router's ethernet port in "bridge" mode, the WAN > > IP appears on the PC's NIC i.e. the PC become visible on the 'Net. > > > > Likewise, is the same true when the PC is connected to the DSL > > modem/router using the USB ports on the respective devices? > > > > To the best of my knowledge the answer is yes but need to confirm > > it from the device gurus :) > > Correct. However, very few router vendors for DSL offer bridged mode > on ethernet connect, when I saw last. USB by default bridges DSL and > USB.
Thanks for the confirmation. My DLink DSL502T (about 2 yrs. old) does offer bridge mode on the ethernet port. Perhaps they have discontinued in the newer models. -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
