[wellylug] adsl--DSL-504T

[Jethro Carr]

On Sun, 2006-07-23 at 18:28 +1200, dugan wrote:
> David, Cliff and Jeffro
> 
> Thanks for the advice.
> 
> Maybe I should just get an ADSL modem and substitute it for the present 
> dial-up modem. 
> 
> At present, the dial-up modem runs into one of the suse machines.  That 
> machine is configured as a gateway with masquerading.  It runs into an 
> ehernet hub.  I connect the other machines into the hub.  There is another 
> suse machine on the hub.  When my daughter visits, she plugs her windowsXP 
> laptop into the hub.  It works.
> 
> Would that be a more reliable approach?


I would not go there... there are some problems with this approach:

1) It's very hard/near impossible to find PCI ADSL modems, that are
supported by Linux.

2) I don't think many USB ADSL modems are also not supported by Linux.


The easiest solution is a ADSL router. Plus it means you don't have to
have the gateway computer on to use the web. :-)

If you have a low budget, you will be able to get by with the dlink.
However, it's flaws are a pain, so if you have a bit more budget to play
with, look for a router that's more reliable. Some people on this list
should be able to recommend some choices....?


cheers,

-- 
Jethro Carr

www.jethrocarr.com
www.jethrocarr.com/index.php?page=cv/cv.php
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