From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jul 12 21: 6: 1 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp1.cybersurf.net (smtp1.cybersurf.net [209.197.145.111]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC64D37B40B for ; Thu, 12 Jul 2001 21:05:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from 01031149@3web.net) Received: from 3web.net ([209.197.158.51]) by smtp1.cybersurf.net (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id GGE8PU00.F40 for ; Thu, 12 Jul 2001 22:05:54 -0600 Received: by 3web.net (EzMTS MTSAgent 1.22b Service) ; Thu, 12 Jul 01 22:05:40 -0600 for Received: from 3web.net (10.0.0.2) by 3web.net (EzMTS MTSSmtp 1.50 Service) ; Thu, 12 Jul 01 18:26:32 -0600 for Received: by mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:26:07 +4200 Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:26:05 -0600 From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> To: Drew Tomlinson Cc: Freebsd Questions Subject: Re: 3COM HomeConnect ADSL bridge Message-ID: <20010712182605.B167819@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> Mail-Followup-To: Drew Tomlinson , Freebsd Questions References: <20010711182400.A71455@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> <5CD46247635BD511B6B100A0CC3F0239259FEE@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <5CD46247635BD511B6B100A0CC3F0239259FEE@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>; from "Drew Tomlinson" on Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 11:23:58AM X-Envelope-Receiver: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 11:23:58AM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Duke Normandin [mailto:01031149@3web.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 5:24 PM > > To: Freebsd Questions > > Subject: 3COM HomeConnect ADSL bridge > > > > > > > > My local Telco includes the subject ADSL "modem" with the monthly > > connection fees, and supports 'PPPoE'. Anyone out there have FBSD/3COM > > ADSL bridge/PPPoE experience? Any problems with this ANT? > > > > I'd like to purchase a compatible modem. Is there a site that can tell > > me "the 3COM HomeConnect is compatible in all respect to ? > > > > Is this a good price for an ADSL connection? US$24.00 gives me > > 1. 1.5Mbs(dwn) / 512kbs(up) > > 2. 2 dyn IP addresses > > 3. PPPoE support > > 4. splitter-less hookup > > > > Any heads-up I should know about? TIA.... > > I have ADSL through my telco and they offered the 3Com modems. I could not > get the HomeConnect external modem to work with FBSD but it would work with > Windows. After numerous calls to tech support, I finally spoke with a guy > that used FBSD at home and *really* understood my configuration. The bottom > line was that there was no driver for FBSD and the modem would not work with > it. It had to do with the dialer portion as my telco used PPPoA. Gee... thanks a lot! Now what's the *bad* news? ;^) Just kidding.... S.O.B. (pardon my French) ... there's *always* some freaking blip. PPPoA -- don't know this. Do you suppose the modem would have worked if your Telco had used PPPoE -- like mine does? I don't understand why the modem would need a driver - 56k et al modems don't need them with FBSD - AFAICR? What's the diff? > Anyway, instead of messing with it any longer, I returned the modem and > anted up an extra $100 US for the 3Com OfficeConnect 812 ADSL router my > telco offered. This router does the dialing internally and will also > perform NAT, DHCP, IP filtering, and DNS or you can set it up as a bridge > and use your FBSD box for your firewall. But I have found it's capabilities > sufficient for my small home network. It has worked flawlessly and I am > thankful I finally went that route because now I can "play" with my FBSD box > and still have Internet access when my FBSD box is down. > My Telco doesn't offer the OfficeConnect, AFAIK. I'll check for sure though. They told me that with a "splitter-less" setup, I have to buy the modem - either from them (I which case they would offer support), or any other compatible modem on my own ( in which case, I *am* on my own for support). That's why I asked about a comparison chart of sorts in my last post to see if I can come up with an alternate modem that works on Freebsd and for my Telco. Maybe cable is less of a headache?? Thanks for your input! -- -duke Calgary, Alberta, Canada To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message