From owner-freebsd-questions Sun May 14 16:55:11 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mgw2.MEIway.com (mgw2.meiway.com [212.73.210.74]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BBA237B5D2 for ; Sun, 14 May 2000 16:55:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lconrad@go2france.com) Received: from memphis.go2france.com (nhd-01-209-142-71-57.sat.idworld.net [209.142.71.57]) by mgw2.MEIway.com (Postfix Relay Hub) with ESMTP id 083D21DC for ; Mon, 15 May 2000 04:10:06 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <4.3.1.0.20000514185115.00d12720@mail.go2france.com> X-Sender: lconrad%go2france.com@mail.go2france.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1 Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 18:59:19 +0200 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Len Conrad Subject: Re: Freebsd and ADSL In-Reply-To: <20000514212153.38581.qmail@hotmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=====================_144536312==_.ALT" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG --=====================_144536312==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed >I'm getting ADSL in my home on Thursday and I'll be using my freebsd >server with NAT to get my network on the internet just like I do now. The >only problem is, I'm not getting a dsl modem from my telco, so I have to >purchase one elsewhere. oohhhh!! tres tres dangereux, Monsieur !! You must have your telco's DSLAM people tell you exactly what brand and model of DSL modem they support. Do NOT be creative here. Full and free interoperability between any ol' CO DSLAM and any ol' CPE DSL modem is still a ways off. I also suggest you get an external DSL-to-ethernet modem (similar to an external cable modem). This eliminates your "FreeBSD DSL" pb completely. and keeps the telco wires out of your FeeBSD machine. "DSL modem as fuse + lightening arrestor" vbg Len --=====================_144536312==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
I'm getting ADSL in my home on Thursday and I'll be using my freebsd server with NAT to get my network on the internet just like I do now.  The only problem is, I'm not getting  a dsl modem from my telco, so I have to purchase one elsewhere.

oohhhh!!  tres tres dangereux, Monsieur !!  You must have your telco's DSLAM people tell you exactly what brand and model of DSL modem they support.  Do NOT be creative here.  Full and free interoperability between any ol' CO DSLAM and any ol' CPE DSL modem is still a ways off.

I also suggest you get an external DSL-to-ethernet modem (similar to an external cable modem). This eliminates your "FreeBSD DSL" pb completely. and keeps the telco wires out of your FeeBSD machine.  "DSL modem as fuse + lightening arrestor"  vbg

Len
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