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Old 13-03-09, 11:17 AM   #13
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Default Re: Phone Line Experts?

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Originally Posted by flymo View Post
What would be the point of that?
depending upon your ISP address allocation, you could theoretically have say a /28 address range etc. You could then put multiple routers behind a switch connected to your modem. You might do this if you want a small DMZ or to separate voip traffic from network traffic etc. which is exactly what I did for my brother business. 1 phone line, 1 modem, 1 switch, 2 routers, 2 VoIP ATAs etc.

Biggest requirement I can think of is where you have multiple gamers in one house. Some game sites to not permit multiple players to use the same IP address so a conventional NAT router solution would not be suitable.
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