Linksys BEFSR41 ver 2 Router

[Steph _]

Judy,

That link you sent me was a godsend! Thanks so much. It explained visually 
what I was trying to get my mind around.

In your comment about Firewalls, I was wondering about that too. I was also 
under the impression that the router IS the firewall. In my research, I 
noticed the companies would tout that their routers had Firewalls. Like they 
were "giving" you something special. When all along, as I thought, the 
router WAS the Firewall in the first place. I guess that is marketing for 
you. Tell you that you are getting something special even though it's 
included anyway. <grin>

Best,

-Steph


>Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 18:20:00 -0500
>From: Judy Antipin <jlap at comcast.net>
>Subject: Re: [G4] Linksys BEFSR41 ver 2 Router
>Message-id: <3E1CB220.1040103 at comcast.net>
>
>
>Stephanie,
>   Use the following link to the Linksys website for configuration
>instructions: http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=23&prid=20
>
>Actually, they have a link on that page for mac installation that leads
>to a Macworld article describing the proper setup for Macs. For 'cross'
>mac pc installation, Linksys originally told me to use the pc as the
>'primary' host (following the instructions on the linksys website, and
>then configure the mac's tcp-ip panel with the proper IP and other info.
>
>Basically, instead of putting your ISP's IP and DNS info into your
>computer(s) network panel, you will enter that into the config panel for
>the router. You set the computer's network panel to connect via DHCP.
>(Occasionally, I've had problems with the DHCP setup, and had to resort
>to manually entering the IP address of the router into the computer's
>network panel).
>
>Also, in response to the comment on this list that   you will need a
>firewall for a 'mixed' Mac, PC config, the router IS the firewall,
>that's one of its advantages, apart from allowing several computers to
>connect to the net. Only the router's IP address is visible to the
>'outside,' effectively shielding your computer(s) from unauthorized access.
>Good Luck,
>
>Judy Antipin

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