[wellylug] Slightly OT: Cable alternatives

[Enkidu]

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:57:59 +1300, you wrote:

>Hi everyone,
> It appears that a move to the northern 'burbs is nigh for me. 
> Unfortunately, (a BIG unfortunately), the property is not
> connectable to the Telstraclear cable network :(
>
> Having taken 4 weeks to come to terms with this, I believe
> I now have 2 realistic options:
>
>1.	GASP from NZ wireless
>2.	ADSL via Orcon (appears to be the best resale deal
>            from the beast with a fixed IP)
>
> Have any list members experience of either service or any
> comments to offer?
> Any other service suggestions/recommendations?
>With respect to option 2, are there any recommendations for
> a decent ADSL router with stateful inspection firewall?
>
I've used ADSL with Paradise and Actrix in what you quaintly call the
"northern burbs". (Cheeky sod!) No problems whatsoever.

As for the other question, I use a DLink DSL504 and a Linux Shorewall
Firewall behind it.

Cheers,

Cliff
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