Hi Phil, Yes that clears some of it up ...
You can't access the router by its external IP address from 'inside', so to configure it, you need to connect by its internal address.
... so where is the external address configured? In the device or on the line itself ... I'm beginning to think it must be the latter and that the device is more like one end of a bridge than a router. Anyway ... thanks for taking the time to explain :-) James C. Rocks Equant Archway House Canary Wharf London E14 9SZ
On Friday 13 December 2002 09:40, James.Rocks@equant.com wrote: Hi,
You can't access the router by its external IP address from 'inside', so to configure it, you need to connect by its internal address.
... so where is the external address configured?
You ISP 'gives it to you' when you make a successful connection, exactly the same ways as a PC is 'given an IP address' from a DHCP server a local network Phil -- Linux 2.4.4-4GB 8:24am up 9 days, 14:50, 1 user, load average: 0.10, 0.18, 0.10
On Friday 13 December 2002 04:40, James.Rocks@equant.com wrote:
to configure it, you need to connect by its internal address. ... so where is the external address configured? In the device or on the line
I would say it's determined in the device. If you have a fixed IP, you can set the router for that IP. If you have dynamic IP, which is probably the most common, set your router for the setting that says something like "obtain IP from ISP," "act as dhcp client," or "use dynamic IP," or something similar. *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 8.0 Professional KDE 3.0.0 KMail 1.4 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net ***************************************************
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