David Hettel wrote:
> If your WG602 had a DHCP server, and the NAT that goes with that it
> would appear to your ISP as one device taking up one IP address. As
> it is now your network appears to your ISP as three devices, the
> WG602 taking one IP address and your two laptops each with a
> different IP address. Your ISP is providing you with three real,

Is the access point itself really using another IP address? I wonder as I
should see then its IP address when I trace the gateway's IP address?

> public IP address. Those IP address take/cost money there is only a
> limited number of them available. Think of them as store fronts on
> the main street downtown. There are only so many stores on the main
> street. After a while you run out of street that is still downtown.
> If you want a store, you're going to need to either buy it or rent
> it. Because you buy or rent one, it doesn't mean you get the ones on
> either side of it for free too.

Thanks for your explanations! What I wonder though is what kind of set top
box HomeChoice provides. HomeChoice seems to be the provider here (I'm
really new here where I am and still try to figure out the technical
environment), and the set top box they provide is this:
http://www.homechoice.co.uk/overview/set_top_box.html
Unfortunately there is no technical data about this set top box. I wonder if
it has a built-in router which can be activated somehow. Has anyone any clue
where this set top box comes from (there is only a picture at the webpage
without any name or link to the vendor)?

Thanks for all your help so far,
Boris

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