network question - is this unusual?

[Anne Wilson]

On Friday 05 June 2009 14:41:31 Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > Isn't it unusual to connect the modem to the DSL socket on the router?  
The 
> > only time I've set up one where I had to use the supplied modem I used the 
> > router as a switch, connecting the modem to one of the LAN sockets.
> > 
> > Anne
> > 
> It is very common when you have a modem that does not have a
> firewall/router build in. This is especially true when you only get
> one IP address, and use NAT so you can have more then one computer
> with access to the Internet. Most home users, as well as small
> business users, are using the firewall, dhcp server, and NAT
> features of the firewall/router.
> 
I see. So I need to find out whether my daughter's BT router (with a single 
connection socket) contains a firewall or not.

I would have preferred to get rid of it, but it seems to be tied in - they 
don't allow you access to any settings whatsoever, as far as I can see, so 
you can't just replace it with a standard router.

Anne
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