User's Manual

What is the maximum number of IP addresses that the Router will support? The

Router will support up to 253 IP addresses.

Is IPSec Pass-Through supported by the Router? Yes, it is a built-in feature that

the Router automatically enables.

Where is the Router installed on the network? In a typical environment, the

Router is installed between the cable/DSL modem and the LAN. Plug the

Router into the cable/DSL modem’s Ethernet port.

Does the Router support IPX or AppleTalk? No. TCP/IP is the only protocol stan-

dard for the Internet and has become the global standard for communications.

IPX, a NetWare communications protocol used only to route messages from

one node to another, and AppleTalk, a communications protocol used on

Apple and Macintosh networks, can be used for LAN to LAN connections,

but those protocols cannot connect from WAN to LAN.

Does the WAN connection of the Router support 100 Mbps Ethernet? Because of

the speed limitations of broadband Internet connections, the Router’s current

hardware design supports 10 Mbps Ethernet on its WAN port. It does, of

course, support 100 Mbps over the auto-sensing Fast Ethernet 10/100 switch

on the LAN side of the Router.

What is Network Address Translation and what is it used for? Network Address

Translation (NAT) translates multiple IP addresses on the private LAN to one

public address that is sent out to the Internet. This adds a level of security

since the address of a PC connected to the private LAN is never transmitted

on the Internet. Furthermore, NAT allows the Router to be used with low cost

Internet accounts, such as DSL or cable modems, when only one TCP/IP

address is provided by the ISP. The user may have many private addresses

behind this single address provided by the ISP.

Does the Router support any operating system other than Windows 95, Windows

98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP? Yes, but Linksys does not, at

this time, provide technical support for setup, configuration or troubleshoot-

ing of any non-Windows operating systems.

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