[SATLUG] OT: Humble/Houston Embarq/Sprint DSL Hardware

[scs at worldlinkisp.com]

>I posed that question to a friend in Spring who runs a successful 
>Computer Repair Service shop. He said:
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>As far as I know, NO. I always set up the router after the modem. It ends
>up as a double NAT. 
>
>Example - 
>
>Sprint to local(192.168.1.32) then router to another local (192.168.2.100).
>You may need to set the range on the output router to something other than
>the input. (192.168.1.* VS 192.168.2.*) To prevent conflicts. 
>
>This will allow sharing but will not allow WAN TO LAN access such as remote
>login, PCAnyware, mail server, ETC. I have not had any trouble going from
>LAN TO WAN however. 

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Thanks Geoff, realized my faux pas about negating the modem (gotta demod those tones).  Will give a go next trip, and keep the addressing issue(s) in mind. 

Lou