Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:14:33 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: freebsd@dreamchaser.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: DSL modem recommendations Message-ID: <CAAdA2WOK-p6tcibqTL6zo-P7dm8w5MJ044tG-zdoMqK-BF=X-g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3028dca4-4399-da14-80f3-8543f527dae7@dreamchaser.org> References: <58a00e72-8b4c-cfb6-b5b4-8cc40f960bd5@dreamchaser.org> <CAAdA2WOejeKBsMquamx921%2BL7KDiubJbVm1znDcNi2h0eGgabw@mail.gmail.com> <3028dca4-4399-da14-80f3-8543f527dae7@dreamchaser.org>
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--000000000000e0e13b05f9d94862 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 5:04=E2=80=AFPM Gary Aitken <freebsd@dreamchaser.or= g> wrote: > On 4/20/23 22:53, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 10:59=E2=80=AFPM Gary Aitken > > <freebsd@dreamchaser.org <mailto:freebsd@dreamchaser.org>> wrote: > > > > My Zyxel 642R appears to be dying; can't deal with a 10Mbps line. > > Recommendation from my ISP is a Zyxel VMG 4005-B50B. > > > > I'm wondering if others have different recommendations. Also > > wondering what the difference between a B50B and a B50A are; it's > > not obvious to me looking at specs, other than the B50A supports > > G.993.1 VDSL which shouldn't be important I don't think. > > > I'd go with something that is MODERN! > > > > > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5C139T?tag=3Dtheapprovedmodems-20&linkCode= =3Dassoc-rails-rate-card-link-code-tw3&th=3D1&psc=3D1 > > Doesn't do much good when you live in a rural location where top speed > is 10 Mbps and they have to put a repeater on the line to get that. > > Gary > At least you get a taste of "future" speeds within the LAN :-) --=20 Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' =C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF :-) [How to ask smart questions: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] --000000000000e0e13b05f9d94862 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">= <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 5:04=E2=80=AF= PM Gary Aitken <<a href=3D"mailto:freebsd@dreamchaser.org">freebsd@dream= chaser.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding= -left:1ex">On 4/20/23 22:53, Odhiambo Washington wrote:<br> <br> > On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 10:59=E2=80=AFPM Gary Aitken<br> > <<a href=3D"mailto:freebsd@dreamchaser.org" target=3D"_blank">freeb= sd@dreamchaser.org</a> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:freebsd@dreamchaser.org= " target=3D"_blank">freebsd@dreamchaser.org</a>>> wrote:<br> > <br> > My Zyxel 642R appears to be dying; can't deal with a 10Mbps line. = <br> > Recommendation from my ISP is a Zyxel VMG 4005-B50B.<br> > <br> > I'm wondering if others have different recommendations. Also <br> > wondering what the difference between a B50B and a B50A are; it's<= br> > not obvious to me looking at specs, other than the B50A supports<br> > G.993.1 VDSL which shouldn't be important I don't think.<br> <br> > I'd go with something that is MODERN!<br> > <br> > <a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5C139T?tag=3Dtheapprovedmodem= s-20&linkCode=3Dassoc-rails-rate-card-link-code-tw3&th=3D1&psc= =3D1" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5C= 139T?tag=3Dtheapprovedmodems-20&linkCode=3Dassoc-rails-rate-card-link-c= ode-tw3&th=3D1&psc=3D1</a><br> <br> Doesn't do much good when you live in a rural location where top speed<= br> is 10 Mbps and they have to put a repeater on the line to get that.<br> <br> Gary<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>At least you get a taste of "= future" speeds within the LAN :-)=C2=A0</div></div><br clear=3D"all"><= div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir= =3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>B= est regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254= 7 2274 3223<br>"<span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span= ><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">",=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-s= ize:12.8px">egrep -v '^$|^.*#'=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"backgroun= d-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:"Lucida Conso= le",Consolas,"Courier New",monospace;font-size:13.6px">=C2= =AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0:-)</= span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart question= s:=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><a href=3D"http://www.catb.= org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.catb.org/~= esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div> --000000000000e0e13b05f9d94862--
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