David Malpas <david.malpas@team.xtra.co.nz> wrote:

> Righto, not being a linux head, I'm trying to get my head around what this
> all means to the rest of us.
>
> Am I right in assuming that if the ppp connection is made on the linux box
> that means the linux box has a real world IP address?

  Yes. As far as the Linux (or any other OS) box is concerned, the
situation is exactly the same as it would be with an ordinary analog
modem. But faster.

  Of course, since the ADSL connection is likely to be up all the time,
having decent firewalling in place is even more important than it is on a
dialup connection, but that's the case for any Internet-visible system
that's always connected anyway.

   Jonathan

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Received on Fri Feb 2 12:01:19 2001