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And what if your stupid and annoying modem, which acts as a gateway/router, has its own inane firewall on it? And it doesn't offer any option to turn it off.
I would love to replace it with a *BSD box or just place *BSD on the modem/router -- but I can't see how to do that with the way my ISP handles stuff.
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No, I don't use Verizion. I have AT&T and their 2701HG-B 2wire gateway.
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On mine, it lets nothing pass by default. You have to select what you will allow to pass through -- and the possible options are limited.
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In the US, you are not restricted to using what the Telcos lease to you. So you should be able to hook up any compatible ADSL modem replacement, if necessary, if you are unable to configure the ADSL modem/router into something more appropriate to your needs.
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A couple years ago I had ADSL, the company went bankrupt and finally I settled on cable.. and I've never looked back.
Neither of my modems have had any sort of "Web configuration" functionality, so, I can't relate.. but it would be quite frustrating to have a "pseudo-firewall" forced upon you. If you log into this router, can you find any setting labelled DMZ? that would allow you to pass all traffic to a system running *BSD+pf. Sorry.. |
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Having poured over internet e-testimonials, looking at what (pitifully limited) documentation is provided from AT&T, playing around with the online modem configuration, I think that there is not an ideal solution to my setup. I can sidestep the modem's inanity to do what I need at a minimum to be done, but it's not all that pretty. An ideal solution would most likely entail me buying some new equipment (like a nice sokeris computer) or extending one of my desktops (i.e., get a couple extra NIC cards). It's fun getting new stuff, but it's not fun having to pay for it (especially since I just gave all my money to the University).
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