Joel: Thanks. Please read my reply to Alex and see if you want to add something. Kirt -----Original Message----- From: Joel - Fox Computers [mailto:jfox@foxcomputers.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:13 PM To: Discussion relating to the 3Com/US Robotics Total Control modemsystems. Subject: RE: [USR-TC] 3Com TC IP Numbering?? Here are my thoughts: PUBLIC IP's: Never seen someone "hack" into a chassis - keep your passwords and snmp info to yourself and I think you'll be fine. PRIVATE IP's: You can do this and you can assign private IP's to your users. I've actually run a chassis behind a cheap Linksys DSL router and it worked awesome. BUT (and this is a BIG "but"), as soon as you do, you'll find you have a whole bunch of users doing things you never thought of that don't work in that arrangement or with any type of NAT and they'll all be mad they don't have live IP's. Just my opinion. - Joel -----Original Message----- From: Kirti S. Bajwa [mailto:kbajwa@tib.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 4:13 PM To: 'usr-tc@mailman.xmission.com' Subject: [USR-TC] 3Com TC IP Numbering?? Hello List: I am trying to setup a 3Com TC Chassis. Since this is my first try & I am the type of person who read, plan & design every thing to death, a million thoughts are going through my mind. So before I go koo-koo, I thought I post the following questions to the list: 1. Public vs Private IP Address (3Com Chassis) ------------------------------------------- Should I assign public or private IP address to the 3Com. I am trying to figure out pro and cons. If I assign public IP address (in my case 12.21.237.X), then it is open to the whole world. Someone may try to HACK it (tell me if it happens). But then if there is a question to 3Com list, then people trying to help can PING the Chassis (it has happened before)and post their responses. 1. Public vs Private IP Address (Dial-In) ------------------------------------------- Is it possible to assign private IP addresses (192.168.1.X) to Dial-In users in a 3Com Chassis or they have to be private IP addresses? Thanks. Kirt Bajwa TIB Computer Systems Mountain City, TN 37683 Tel: (423) 727-3001 eMail: kbajwa@tib.com _______________________________________________ USR-TC mailing list USR-TC@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usr-tc _______________________________________________ USR-TC mailing list USR-TC@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usr-tc