Rogers high-speed internet

[Tim Writer]

James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> writes:

> Bell will now supply a modem/router/firewall combo, but that's useless for
> my work, which requires only a modem.

I don't get this at all.

First of all, the Rogers "modem" is not a modem at all. It's a bridge.

Second, unless your work involves snooping on your neighbours, I don't see
how the network topology would affect you. At then end of the day, whether
you're using PPPoE (Bell DSL) or plain Ethernet (Rogers), you have a
publicly accessible IP, a suitable netmask (for the Internet side of your
connection), and a default route (gateway) to the rest of the Internet. IP
is IP is IP.

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