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Hi Tike55,<br />
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Do you have any questions with what I posted? I believe I answered all of yours. :)
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Hi Tike55,

Do you have any questions with what I posted? I believe I answered all of yours. :)

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Glad I could help...thanks for the points!
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Glad I could help...thanks for the points!

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my network is as follows:<br />
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Comcast 10.1.10.1<br />
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Sonic Wall - 10.1.10.2 (gateway 192.168.1.1)<br />
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Just double checking, I want the SonicWALL subnet to be private. &nbsp;I am a little concerned because when I am on a workstation behind the sonic wall I can ping the Comcast gateway, and navigate to the admin portal. <br />
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However, when I am directly plugged into the Comcast gateway I cannot ping the 1.1 gateway subnet. &nbsp;So the SonicWALL subnet is not visible to the main comcast network. &nbsp;Is my network setup and secured as intended?
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my network is as follows:

Comcast 10.1.10.1

Sonic Wall - 10.1.10.2 (gateway 192.168.1.1)


Just double checking, I want the SonicWALL subnet to be private.  I am a little concerned because when I am on a workstation behind the sonic wall I can ping the Comcast gateway, and navigate to the admin portal. 

However, when I am directly plugged into the Comcast gateway I cannot ping the 1.1 gateway subnet.  So the SonicWALL subnet is not visible to the main comcast network.  Is my network setup and secured as intended?

Private subnet?

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