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Posted by $Bill on September 4, 2007, 11:47 pm
Charles Newman wrote:
>
>>Charles Newman wrote:
>>
>>>I notice that Comcast assigns IPs based on the NIC card. As I
>>>was preparing to switch to DSL, I hooked one computer to the
>>>cable modem and the other to the DSL, to make sure I have
>>>everything connected right, by accessing the DSL from my
>>>cable modem, and I see that Comcast gave me a different
>>>IP number on a different computer with a different NIC
>>>card. How does Comcast know that I am logging on with a
>>>different NIC card and a different computer?
>>
>>The real queestion is - why don't you have an inexpensive router
>>parked between your modem and PC ?
>
> I use Microsoft Internet Connection sharing as my router, and
> Tiny Peronal Firewall as my firewall program. It is better
> than any hardware firewall appliance.
You'd have to prove that to me - nothing built by M$ could beat a
standalone router from Linksys/Netgear. Software just won't do
what a hardware router can do.
> I have three PCs
> behind the ICS box.
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