Quote Originally Posted by Russell View Post
Burris, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "not the first problem". Do you mean that you don't have issue #1 in my message that you quoted? I believe PPPoE provides the credentials your DSL modem needs to let a device PC or router connect to it, so I'm not sure it's germane. My gut feeling is if you disable your router's firewall you're opening yourself up to being hacked - I believe, besides allowing multiple devices access the internet, providing that firewall is another advantage of using the router - I'm no expert. Others more knowledgeable may have a comment you disabling your router firewall.

Anyway, based on Tim's response it appears it's normal for us to be sent those messages (also, see my other response).
I believe that the router firewall causes problems. My third party firewall along with the NAT I believe takes good care of me. At the same time, my anti-virus scans real time.
I think that port forwarding and DMZ and keeping the ATA in front of the router is far more risky for intrusion.

Mind you, I'm no expert,but from my reading and real time experiences, I feel comfortable that my set up is ok and most important, it works.