<p>For a standard net, yes. However it is the router in the case of my network (both the public /28 and the private /24). I have a lot of nasty kludges in place so that I can do things like VPN subnet routing which should have nothing to do with the modem...</p>
<p>--<br>
Sent from my G2 running CyanogenMod!<br>
That is, a phone. :)</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 25, 2010 1:22 AM, "David Tomaschik" <<a href="mailto:david@systemoverlord.com">david@systemoverlord.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> On 12/25/2010 12:38 AM, Michael Trausch wrote:<br>
>><br>>> Honestly, what I would prefer if I could manage to find it would be an<br>>> internal DOCSIS 3 modem. I *really* hate the external modem; it takes<br>>> another friggin plug, when it could simply use the power from the<br>
>> computer, and it means more wires where there needn't be any, and it<br>>> means that I don't have complete and total control of my bloody<br>>> network. But I'm probably just being anal retentive here.<br>
>><br>>> --- Mike<br>>><br>>><br>> I just pretend that the modem isn't part of my network. And really,<br>> it's not -- it's on the "untrusted" side of my router. No different<br>
> than the equipment at the Comcast office except it's physically in my house.<br>> <br>> David<br></div>