Date   : Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:03:19 +0100
From   : pete@... (Pete Turnbull)
Subject: Econet <> Ethernet

On 11/08/2009 11:37, Phil Blundell wrote:

> I just checked the manual for my router (a Speedtouch 536) and you're
> right: it can forward UDP or TCP, but it doesn't seem to have any
> provision for forwarding other IP protocols.

I'd be surprised if that's strictly true, partly because I know that 
people have linked them to other routers in various ways for various 
reasons.  For example I'd be very surprised if it doesn't forward ICMP 
(protocol 1), and it might forward IGMP (proto 2) and even GRE (47) 
which is commonly used for IPv6 tunnels and some VPNs (later versions of 
ST536 firmware definitely support VPN passthrough using GRE and ESP 
(protocol 50)).  It might be worth trying.

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Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York