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I don't know much about networking, but I do have that router. Can you please explain what this does/why someone would want this?
by ReverseCold 8y ago
I don't know much about networking, but I do have that router. Can you please explain what this does/why someone would want this?
- js2 8y agoIt allows you to completely bypass AT&T's router, so you can use your own router talking directly to the ONT. The AT&T router is then necessary only to authenticate to the ONT. So the proxy, running on your own router, sends authentication packets (and their responses) from the ONT to the AT&T router, but otherwise the AT&T router isn't handling any packets.
- Spivak 8y agoThe other person answered the what, the why is because you have a cool router and/or you don't like limited NAT tables.