Subj : Re: Monitoring FidoNet
To   : August Abolins
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Fri May 28 2021 06:46 am

-=> August Abolins wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

 AA> I think that another term for that is "bridge mode"?

Bridge mode is when your ISP's provided equipment doesn't do anything except 
hand over an IP address to you. You plug their equipment into your router, 
plug your equipment into it and do your own routing/NAT/DMZ.

The alternative is when the ISP's equipment is set up as a router, and 
connects a private network on the inside for your equipment, and ISP 
provided IP address(es) on the outside. You plug all of your equipment into 
the ISP-provided equipment.

 AA> I know that one. An account with a local ISP was set up that
 AA> way at first and *broke* the ability to access the business pcs
 AA> from home.  That was very upsetting.

Yeah, those internet hotspots are usually set up with carrier NAT. I use 
them in my job for remote access to field equipment and we had to pay extra 
for an accessible IP address.



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