The Best ADSL Modem?

[Sergio fernandez]

I found that an ethernet modem is the best thing to use in the UK.  
Something like the Netgear or D-Link.
The reason for this is you can connect them to your machine using an 
ethernet cable.  Then you log into the modem/router and setup you 
details for ADSL login and password and stuff.  This then means you 
could use any OS as opposed to finding Linux drivers for a USB modem.
Additionally this makes your ADSL into a NAT scenario which mean to the 
outside world you have one real IP address and on the LAN you can do 
what you like.  Eg have 10 machines.






On 17 Aug 2004, at 14:28, Timothy Payne wrote:

> Check with your ISP, mine is a small one and the guy that runs it is
> really sharp.  I was using Qwest but they're a phone company and no one
> could answer any real questions.  But you may get an answer like "every
> time there is a problem it seems it's a xyz modem"  Or you'll get "Aaaa
> modem? Linux? I don't think we support that, I can email you
> instructions for Windows."
>
> Are you going to have more than one machine?  I have two ADSL
> connections and I set them both up with the modem in bridging mode so 
> it
> really doesn't do anything, then behind that is a router, then my hub.
> That is with a static IP from my ISP.  If you want an easy and cheap 
> way
> to set up a router check out www.freesco.org.
>
> Tim...
>
> On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 05:08, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>> Christoph Kiefer wrote:
>>
>>> It's true, setting up an ADSL modem under Linux are pure pains.
>>
>> I don't think that is really true, if you use an Ethernet ADSL modem,
>> and Roaring Penguin rp-pppoe.
>> There is a program adsl-setup with this, that does everything 
>> necessary.
>>
>> People seem to have a lot of problems with ADSL USB modems,
>> so I would say the extra expense of an Ethernet modem is well worth 
>> while.
>>
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>>
>
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