[wellylug] adsl modems

[Centurion Computer Technology Ltd]

On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 21:27, Don Jones wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 10:24, Centurion Computer Technology Ltd wrote:
> > But makes it a whole lot more difficult for tracking the ip address of
> > the machine on jetstart (dynamic ip).  I want easy access via ssh and I
> > don't trust the external modems firewall and nat.
> 
> I too am on an ISP helpdesk - I _strongly_ advise staying well clear of
> usb and internal dsl modems, they can be very problematic. We recommend
> using externals We tend to recomend the micronet brand as they are
> inexpensive and have a 'dmz' function which makes the modem pass
> everything to an internal host (but there are others that do the same) -
> it still does nat but works well (the closest you can get to bridging
> with pppoa) - ive personally installed quite a gateways behind these
> modems including ipsec and pptp vpn (client to server and site to site).

I would still prefer the internal modem.  By the way I am starting to
resell the Pulsar internal ADSL modem which has good linux driver
support, and currently has a open source GPL driver under developement
for it.  See http://www.traverse.com.au/general/adslfabs.asp for more
info:

Regards,
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	Daniel Reurich
	Centurion Computer Technolgy Limited
	
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