[45376] in North American Network Operators' Group
NAT Router for other purposes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cutler, James R)
Thu Jan 31 17:54:02 2002
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From: "Cutler, James R" <james.cutler@eds.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Cc: "Cutler, James R" <james.cutler@eds.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 17:40:04 -0500
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I use a Linksys BEFSR41B to connect both my PC and my Linksys printer server
together while I am using my Internet connection. This way I can use the
Internet and any of the three printers supported transparently with nothing
but selecting which printer I want to use.
And, since I use a company laptop as my PC, the hardware changes often. The
Linksys insulates these changes from my ISP connection.
Oh, in addition, I never see DOS attacks against my PC or my printer server,
since the Linksys does not respond to connection attempts.
Does this mean that I am an evil person, trying to cheat the ISP? Should I
be charged $5/month to use my printers which cannot be accessed from the ISP
connection?
I think not, and, not.
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James R. Cutler, EDS
800 Tower Drive, Troy, MI 48098
248 265 7514 (8-3650
