[Gllug] Wrong ADSL modem/router?

[Chris Bell]

On Mon 17 Mar, Tethys wrote:
> 
> 
> Chris Bell writes:
> 
> >   My own ADSL box is classed as a router because it can provide NAT via a
> >single ethernet output, but it is designed to connect to an external hub or
> >switch, so does not have an internal switch.
> 
> Surely a router is classed as such because it routes. The fact that it
> does NAT is a nice bonus, but has no bearing on whether or not it's a
> router...
> 
>
   Agreed, the Asus it can also do many other things, including many
flavours of DSL, bridging, multiple IP addresses, etc. Not bad for 50.00
second-hand from Solwise

-- 
Chris Bell


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