[ale] DSL Router for Bellsouth

[Matty]

I believe it is USB.

On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 11:18, Jeff Layton wrote:
> Matty wrote:
> 
> > I have a USB PCI modem someone can have. I bought an
> > external Ethernet modem since the FreeBSD drivers weren't
> > quit stable.
> 
> I take it it's compatible with Bellsouth? Is it that stringray thing?
> If so, I may take it (I'm still checking).
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > - Ryan
> >
> > On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 10:45, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> > > Your gonna be hosed on the PCI card modem. There are very few that are
> > > supported in Linux. Bellsouth was quite insistent for a while that they
> > > _had_ to install the internal cards. Now they ask what you want.
> > >
> > > On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 10:17, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > > > John,
> > > >
> > > >    I like this idea (more stuff to play with :). I started to look
> > > > through the documentation (I'm printing it as we speak).
> > > > I've got a basic configuration question. I have a PCI DSL
> > > > modem (isn't it just a NIC?). Would I just pop this DSL
> > > > modem in the smoothwall box as well as a NIC and then
> > > > the smoothwall box will act as a NAT and a firewall?
> > > > Has anyone done this with the Bellsouth DSL modem
> > > > (it's a PCI card)? (Sorry for the stupid questions).
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > John Wells wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Find a 486 and install smoothwall (smoothwall.org).  Cheaper than a
> > > > > router, and same functionality for the most part.
> > > > >
> > > > > John
> > > > >
> > > > > Jeff Layton said:
> > > > > > Good morning,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >    I'm currently connected to Bellsouth DSL on a Windows box
> > > > > > that is set up for ICS so I can connect my Linux box. It's a real
> > > > > > pain to configure ICS so I'd like to switch to a DSL router
> > > > > > (wireless is unncessary). What recommendations do people
> > > > > > have? I'd like one with a firewall to add some more protection
> > > > > > (all the boxes run firewalls of some type). Any opinions on that?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > TIA!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jeff
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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