[wellylug] adsl modems

Peter Jones PeterJ at indeserve.co.nz
Fri Jul 4 11:04:14 NZST 2003


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Centurion Computer Technology Ltd
> [mailto:centurion at paradise.net.nz]
> Sent: Friday, 4 July 2003 11:02
> To: wellylug
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] adsl modems
> 
> 
> 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,
> -- 
> 	Daniel Reurich
> 	Centurion Computer Technolgy Limited
> 	
> 	Ph: (04) 565 1832
> 	    (025) 374 387
> 	    
> 	email: centurion at paradise.net.nz

Is that not your answer, then?  If you're selling the product then it 
must be the one you believe in :-)

I would certainly be reluctant to buy one of these from you if you 
couldn't use/trust it for your own requirements
> 
> 
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