Multiple Static IP's on ADSL, how?

[Xenoxide]

Hey,

How does multiple static IP's work on an ADSL connection (ie. Be Internet). Are you given a switch instead of a router? I presume a router isn't needed as you wouldn't be routing between an internal and external network, merely multiple IP's on the same external network.

Can someone please clarify how this works for me please?

Cheers

 

[Xenoxide]

Thanks guys, I don't know if I worded it clearly enough as my question was mainly about the hardware required, as it's not like you have an RJ45 jack in your wall! That's pretty much how I figured they'd assign the IP's though, just by expanding the subnet.

Doesn't work like that on Be - they give you 8 (or 16) IP's from a big block, and your modem runs in bridge mode, using a gateway address at Be's end. A very stupid way of doing things if you ask me.

Thanks for that, that's the answer I was looking for. So basically I could plug a switch into the DCE (In this case being the modem), and plug all my stuff into the switch having given them each one of the different static IP's.

Presumably I could then plug a router into the switch, and route traffic via NAT to an internal network, correct?

You say it's a stupid way of doing it though, what other ways do other providers use?

 

[Xenoxide]

Traffic locally on your network would be switched as normal. You would however still be routing across the router to get to the Internet.

Ah, sorry just saw your post. So basically on that setup you'd have a router with all your devices connected to it, each with one of the static IP's. The router would also then plug into the modem (?) with an outward facing IP address on whatever network you're hooked into? NAT is completely turned off, right?

So what is the hardware that the ISP provides? Is it just your normal ADSL router but with NAT turned off? Or is it a modem in bridge mode like Be apparently does it?