Dmz Host; Mac Address Cloning - Linksys BEFVP41 User Manual

DMZ Host

The DMZ Hosting feature allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet
to use a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing.
Whereas IP Forwarding can only forward a maximum of 10 ranges of ports,
DMZ hosting forwards all the ports for one PC simultaneously.
• To expose one PC, enter the computer's IP address and click the Apply but-
ton and Continue button.
• Deactivate DMZ by entering 0 in the field and clicking the Apply button
and Continue button.
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MAC Address Cloning

Figure 6-25
Your Router's MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of
hardware for identification, like a social security number. Some ISPs require
that you register the MAC address of your network card/adapter, which was
connected to your cable or DSL modem during installation. If your ISPs
require MAC address registration, find your adapter's MAC address by doing
the following:
1. Click the Start button, and select Run. Run winipcfg, and then click more
info. Or at the command prompt, run ipconfig/all, and look at your
adapter's physical address.
2. Enter those 12 digits into the fields shown in Figure 5-25, and click the
Apply button and Continue button. This "clones" your network adapter's
MAC address onto your Router, and prevents you from having to call your
ISP to change the registered MAC address to the Router's MAC address.
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