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Originally Posted by vin255764
I feel like a noob lol.
wmodem=wi-fi router isnit?
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Heh, I don't mean to put you down, dude, but your response just definitely confirm my worst fear: people really don't know exactly what is wmodem and hence don't know about the advantage of it.
Wmodem has nothing to do with wmwifirouter or htc wifi router, beside the fact that these are 2 different ways to tether. Wmodem is one of the few ways you can get a non NAT'ed ip to your connected computer. Wmodem is an exe. The other ways are related programs like usb modem which definitely doesn't get as far in term of how close it looks like it will work on the tp2 compared to wmodem
wifi router actually double NAT your ip. The first NAT is the fact that its connection to the internet is based on ICS. Then once you get your net to your phone, it's NAT again by the phone acting as a router.
In a way, you can think of Wmodem giving you a non NAT ip as synonymous to you having your computer on the DMZ in your regular home router, with the actual external ip being actually convey to your computer instead of 192.168.*.
It is definitely not something I think a lot of people know or I think care to know until they have a need for it such as needing to get thr to VPN and IPSEC. There are also additional advantages such as lower latency and slightly faster speed due to less overhead.
It's definitely for a more advanced user. for 90% of the population, ICS works just fine. But as they say, easier is not always better..
More info on Wmodem:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...ght=wmodem+dun