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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am hoping that this isnt too stupid a question
for the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>list, and sorry if its a tad off topic - I am
hoping some</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>of you more familiar with network do's and dont's
can</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>shed some light on my situation! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have the following now :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4 Port Cisco 776 ISDN Router --> 10/100 Switch
--> My Network</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have 1 static IP which the Cisco takes, and uses
PAT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to delegate my internal network (10.0.0.x)
But this 776 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>doesnt handle </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>dynamic UDP port assignments, and </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>therefore I have to </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>find another routing solution. (I have </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to be able to do video </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>conferencing which needs Dynamic UDP)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But I want to keep the 776 in </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>the loop because </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>it gives my 2 POTS ports, and I have written a ton
of Line</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Management, data crunching, and call tracking
tools which</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>interface directly with it. Here </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>is what I wanted to do :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>776 --> Linux Router --> 10/100 Switch -->
My Network</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I want to have the 776 simply relay or bridge the
traffic from</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the ISP untouched to the Linux box. My
question is, can it</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>work that way? If the 776 is going to be a
bridge, does it</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>need an IP address itself? Is there a way I
can do this with</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1 IP address, or would I need 2, or a block of 4
from the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ISP (To have my own subnet). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With the nitty gritty of the configuration of the
Cisco aside,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am wondering if this is possible with 1 IP, or if
there is</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>some networking basic I am missing here, cause I am
a lil</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>fuzzy. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any help or throwing of cabbage and tomatoes is
appreciated!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rich </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>