From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 25 15:31:32 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1839C16A41F for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:31:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ciscoaix@yahoo.com) Received: from web52714.mail.yahoo.com (web52714.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.48.237]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 91C5643D48 for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:31:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ciscoaix@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 12046 invoked by uid 60001); 25 Oct 2005 15:31:30 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=6KovYL9q35BXN8hltzgsppdcZ6V/AIvTfZ4zwhFYVniTFqC/Rx6+QtO2mfH6mDOMYoohyABytWETYSYyQFfJXkEy5mt3WJToIJQvVVWPRhQ2DsXoh/ZjOUw+X375jOdZNwTiZ3H76tfLThhOafv22a1MQaUshgKLO08D8T1dEIg= ; Message-ID: <20051025153130.12044.qmail@web52714.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [216.210.226.206] by web52714.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:31:30 PDT Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:31:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Anderson To: Eric F Crist In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Qwest DLS & MSN Premium & Linksys Router & FreeBSD.. Oh my X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:31:32 -0000 --- Eric F Crist wrote: > > On Oct 24, 2005, at 10:47 PM, Kris Anderson wrote: > > > Hey folks, > > > > I'm getting off cable (Comcast and 6 megabits) and > > either looking at Qwest DSL w/MSN premium or a > service > > called Clear Wire (Wireless internet). > > > > I'm a bit baffled because Qwest says they have a > deal > > that I could get DSL for $19.99 a month for a > year. Of > > course the fine prints MSN is the ISP so forth and > so > > on. > > > > [snip] > > > How I had it previously was Comcast's modem to > > wireless router (Linksys WRT-54G), a little > Linksys > > switch, FreeBSD and misc. Windows computers > happily > > sharing the connection. > > > > Just to confirm, my guess is that this would not > be > > the service to go with since I would love to have > my > > spiffy Linksys Router (WRT-54G) hook to the DSL. > And > > to the WR54G the usual network systems of FreeBSD, > and > > misc Windows computers. > > > > If the above isn't going to work then I'm stuck > with a > > different bundle (a few bucks more) that would > allow > > me to do the same thing. I hope. I'm not familiar > with > > the way in which DSL does its connectivity thing. > > Okay, I saw in a previous question that PPoE is > needed > > with DSL. And I noticed that I could set my WRT54G > to > > utilize PPoE, so maybe MSN ISP & Qwest service > will > > work? > > > > So am I right in still thinking that with MSN as > the > > ISP my setup it isn't going to be FreeBSD friendly > and > > that my spiffy little Comcast setup isn't going to > > work with MSN as the ISP? > > > > Most appreciated. Gah, that means I'm probably not > > going to be needing my little WRT-54G router then. > :~( > > > > Hope I wasn't to confusiong there. > > > > Your FreeBSD system will work fine. You login > credentials get > entered into the DSL router/modem. If you want to > do some > webhosting, etc out of your home, spend the extra > money and utilize a > *real* ISP. Even Qwest.net supports static IP > addresses (up to a /26). > > HTH Thanks for the reply, I think I will go that route or at least check out the other option that is available as well, Clearwire internet. I would like to do a few things that cable wouldn't allow. ~Mr. Anderson __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com