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Ahh, yes, I forgot about the DSL routers that are actually proxy servers. Well, in that case, I think "they" (the providers yet again) need to get off port 23 and set it to something else. Using port 23 for your whole LAN just to configure your router is a tremendous waste of a standard port, IMO. Regards, Jim Langston Lou Schmaus wrote: > Unless the router is using NAT, in which case there is only one public > IP(the router), and specific ports are passed to an internal IP behind the > router. > > In this case the AS/400 would have a private(192.xxx.xxx.xxx) address, and > the router would be set up to pass external telnet requests to it's public > IP address(209.xxx.xxx.xxx) to port 23 on the AS/400. > > As far as I know, there IS a way to do this. One of our customers has this > exact setup, and the ISP is able to telnet into the router to make > configuration changes, and to troubleshoot problems. > > Lou Schmaus > CCA, Inc. > Jackson Twp, NJ 08527 > lschmaus@link400.com > +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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