From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 5 00:40:52 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B158316A401 for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 00:40:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F3D513C46E for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 00:40:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l350eCm5005696; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 19:40:12 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070404193717.02518bf8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:39:52 -0500 To: David Banning From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <20070404232533.GB63690@skytracker.ca> References: <20070404185612.GA92861@skytracker.ca> <20070404202548.GA90143@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20070404223031.GA63690@skytracker.ca> <6.0.0.22.2.20070404180157.02537268@mail.computinginnovations.com> <20070404232533.GB63690@skytracker.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote printing question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:40:52 -0000 At 06:25 PM 4/4/2007, David Banning wrote: > > >I don't want to use a server. So the router would have to do NAT. > > >Is it possible that way for the outside world to address the > > >printer directly since it has a network address, and not a > > >www IP? > > > > You can probably setup the router to forward the ports used by that > > printer. The ports you'd need to forward are dependent on the printer > > driver. > >Thanks for that Derek. Any idea what good routers could do the job? Netopia has them that will either bridge or route with a built-in adsl modem. If you want more routing capability get a better netopia like a 9000 series which you can get with an ethernet interface to connect to any xDSL modem. You can find cheap used ones on ebay. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.