From owner-freebsd-questions Sun May 14 23:45:15 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from laxmls01.socal.rr.com (laxmls01.socal.rr.com [24.30.163.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 776D437B5F2 for ; Sun, 14 May 2000 23:45:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from adampalitz@earthlink.net) Received: from adam ([24.24.254.146]) by laxmls01.socal.rr.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-59787U250000L250000S0V35) with SMTP id com; Sun, 14 May 2000 23:45:08 -0700 Message-ID: <001d01bfbe38$f77d6720$92fe1818@socal.rr.com> From: "adam palitz" To: "Clay Smith" Cc: "free bsd questions" References: <20000514212153.38581.qmail@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Freebsd and ADSL Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 23:44:06 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFBDFE.4AF3D5A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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
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.
 
adam
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Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 2:24 = PM
Subject: Freebsd and ADSL

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?
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