Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 23:44:06 -0700 From: "adam palitz" <adampalitz@earthlink.net> To: "Clay Smith" <blitz@pdq.net> Cc: "free bsd questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Freebsd and ADSL Message-ID: <001d01bfbe38$f77d6720$92fe1818@socal.rr.com> References: <20000514212153.38581.qmail@hotmail.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFBDFE.4AF3D5A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Umm...I believe thats the internal 3com dsl router ...and I would say = absalutly don't buy that piece of crap and expect it to work with = BSD...My friend had one that he wanted to use with W2k...and of course = they didn't even have drivers for that (so I doubt even linux would be = supported)...Also...check and see if your DSL provider offers multiple = Dynamic IPS...usually the big telco ISP's do, and if so try to get an = external modem, and a hub (you said you where going to use NAT, so I = take it that your not to concerned about security)...I don't know what = area your in, but where I'm from (Southern California) they offer all = CPE for free...If I was you I would try to find the same deal...try to = haggle a little...see if anything comes of it. adam ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Clay Smith=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 2:24 PM Subject: Freebsd and ADSL 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. The best one I can find is an internal = 3com PCI adsl ATU. Does anyone know if this is supported under Freebsd = 4.0-Stable? If not, will it be if I upgrade to current? ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFBDFE.4AF3D5A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#c0c0c0> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Umm...I believe thats the internal 3com = dsl router=20 ...and I would say absalutly don't buy that piece of crap and expect it = to work=20 with BSD...My friend had one that he wanted to use with W2k...and of = course they=20 didn't even have drivers for that (so I doubt even linux would be=20 supported)...Also...check and see if your DSL provider offers multiple = Dynamic=20 IPS...usually the big telco ISP's do, and if so try to get an external = modem,=20 and a hub (you said you where going to use NAT, so I take it that your = not to=20 concerned about security)...I don't know what area your in, but where = I'm from=20 (Southern California) they offer all CPE for free...If I was you I would = try to=20 find the same deal...try to haggle a little...see if anything comes of=20 it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>adam</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:smith_clay@hotmail.com" = title=3Dsmith_clay@hotmail.com>Clay=20 Smith</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG"=20 = title=3Dfreebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 14, 2000 2:24 = PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Freebsd and ADSL</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm getting ADSL in my home on = Thursday and I'll=20 be using my freebsd server with NAT to get my network on the internet = just=20 like I do now. The only problem is, I'm not getting a dsl = modem=20 from my telco, so I have to purchase one elsewhere. The best one = I can=20 find is an internal 3com PCI adsl ATU. Does anyone know if = this is=20 supported under Freebsd 4.0-Stable? If not, will it be if I = upgrade to=20 current?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFBDFE.4AF3D5A0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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