Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 06:17:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Bsderss <snort_sam@yahoo.com> To: Abu Khaled <khaled.abu@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Vladimir Botka <vlado@botka.homeunix.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alcatel Speedtouch PC ADSL Modem Message-ID: <20050815131738.82790.qmail@web54401.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <a64c109e05081407421abc89e7@mail.gmail.com>
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--- Abu Khaled <khaled.abu@gmail.com> wrote: > On 8/14/05, Bsderss <snort_sam@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > --- Vladimir Botka <vlado@botka.homeunix.org> > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I am running Speedtouch 510i, which is defacto > > > router with some small unix > > > system inside. You can login with telnet and > > > configure it from command > > > line or use the web interface or load the > > > configuration file. I dont > > > think that USB and pppoa is here the best > choice. > > > You just connect the > > > Speedtouch to the ADSL and use the Speedtouch > > > ethernet to connect it to > > > your LAN. Cheers, Vladimir. > > > > > Hi, thanks for the suggestion. Is this a normal > DSL > > Modem with an ethernet at its back connect to your > > desktop or an router? How much did you pay for it? > If > > it is cheap enuf, I think it is worth to get it as > a > > standalone DSL modem. > > > > The reason I want to install freebsd in one of > these > > DSL modem is because here in Australia ISPs do not > > lease out their DSL modem to end user. User will > end > > up purchase expensive crapy DSL Modem (eg. > Netgear) > > from computer shop. > > > > As I have a freebsd gateway used to dail-up pppoe > thru > > an external DSL modem when I was in another > country, I > > want to reconfigure this freebsd router to make it > > able to handle DSL modem communication. But I need > to > > purchase a DSL modem card for it. If an external > DSL > > modem like Speedtouch is cheap enuf and provide > stable > > system enviornment in the DSL Bridge mode, I would > > like to purchase one as an external DSL modem. > > > > On the other hand, if you know how to configure > > freebsd with a DSL Modem card in freebsd, please > let > > me know how to do that. And if you also know where > to > > purchase a barebone DSL Modem (without a system) > for > > development purpose (eg. Speedtouch), please also > let > > me know. > > > > Thanks > > Sam > > > > > On Sat, 13 Aug 2005, Bsderss wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I want to purchase a USB Alcatel Speedtouch PC > > > ADSL > > > > Modem and connection freebsd to it. There is a > pkg > > > in > > > > the Ports > > > > /usr/ports/net/pppoa written for the Alcatel > > > > Speedtouch. I wonder how to use this pkg with > the > > > > Alcatel Speedtouch PC ADSL Modem. Correct me > if I > > > m > > > > wrong, this modem does not have a system > running > > > > itside, it is just an external device have a > USB > > > port > > > > connect to the FreeBSD system. As I browsed > thru > > > the > > > > Speedtouch website, I don't know which modem > does > > > not > > > > have a system and allow me to do this setup. > > > > > > > > Can anyone please help? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Sam > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Did you try to check the FreeBSD handbook > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/pppoa.html > Hi how this can be used to handle DSL modem card with phone line? Thanks Sam > -- > Regards. > Abu Khaled > _______________________________________________ > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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