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Can I connect my NAT/Masq/l33t gateway to the cable modem?

April 26, 2017Cable modem Connect Gateway l33t masq NAT

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Can I connect my NAT/Masq/l33t gateway to the cable modem?

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Provided you have an ethernet interface on your gateway for the cable modem side (in addition to the one for your LAN side), there’s no reason why you can’t. At a minimum, it can provide firewalling, which is fairly critical given how open the cable connection is.