On Thu, 6 Apr 2017 13:20:09 -0500, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

On 04/06/2017 11:54 AM, wrote:

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In that case, you should probably never connect anything to the
Internet.
Most definitely NOT without a router. Connecting directly to a simple
modem is just begging for trouble - particularly if youleave it
connected, You want a minimum of a NAS translator between your
computer and the interweb.


Correct -NAT - Network Address Translation

I suppose that's NAT. Yes, I'd always use a router, at least except for
a few seconds to determine if the router is the problem.