Jim:
Thank you. I like your answer. If the public static IP is permanently assigned, then the bridge knows it.
In my case, the public IP is DHCP assigned, so therefore the packet from my LAN probably travels transparently through the modem, then "bridged to DSL" over the telco line to the...
Think of it this way:
Premise MODEM ------------------DSL LINE--------DSLAM-------public IP (call it (1,1,1,1)------------Internet>
Ping (1,1,1,1)>>>...............................................................public IP
and
Premise MODEM ------------------DSL...
Assume one has a DSL line that is in bridge mode.
One does a tracert on the modem side (anywhere and then only to the subscribers public IP address)
Does the packet end up at the DSLAM (i.e. travel over the Telco lines) and then reach the public IP address at the ISP?
Now suppose that one...
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