Ok, so the ppp interface will have the IP assigned by the ISP, is this
correct? So there's no need to setup portforwarding in the modem?

I've heard that netmeeting can be tricky to get working thru an adsl
link.
While I don't use it, it'd be nice to know that netmeeting doesn't have
a
problem with the 3com. Can anyone confirm either way?

Zach.

Brian Gibbons wrote:
> In the case of a modem the PPP session terminates at the PPP software in the
> system that is attached to the modem, in a router that PPP session teminates
> in the router and some "functionality" is beyond the control of the "user".
>
> The IP address is given out in the PPP handshake and "resides" at the
> interface of the Point to Point link. Thus with a modem (be it USB or PCI
> Internal) the PC has a "real world" IP address or what ever IP address the
> ISP allocates to the user name, a scenario identical to 56k dialup. For this
> reason it is wise to ensure that modem connected systems have some
> firewalling or packet filtering installed.
>
> The 3com Dual Link is a modem that supports USB for Windows or emulation of
> bridged ethernet for one ethernet connected device (be it Windows, *nix, or
> Mac).

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Received on Fri Feb 2 12:23:08 2001