Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 23:49:33 +0100 (CET) From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@neomedia.it> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: ADSL "modems" & ADSL (PPP over ATM) Message-ID: <985301373.3aba817d4fa9a@webmail.neomedia.it>
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Dear FreeBSD'ers, I am not sure where these questions should be posted, either. BTW, I have been browsing the archives and reading a little material -- in particular, the article (in German) on PPPoE by Udo Erdelhoff. Yet I am a little confused :-) I would like to switch to ADSL for my home connection, and I am going to realize a small LAN at home (two 'puters, to begin with). My FreeBSD box should work as firewall/gateway and as... my beloved bloat^H^H^H^Hworkstation platform. An interesting Italian ADSL ISP utilizes "PPP over ATM". I would like to learn more on this (as opposed to PPPoE) in conjunction with FreeBSD, as well as learning on possible/recommended ADSL modems (or even routers) for this specific (?) case. The modem Alcatel Speed Touch Home is reported to work. However, this ISP also states that "Linux/Unix will only work with a router; Linux/Unix will work with no ADSL modem -- neither USB link nor Ethernet" [sic]. I have read the cheat sheet at http://www.mostgraveconcern/freebsd/dsl.html, and I seem to understand that an ADSL modem such as Alcatel Speed touch home and a [good] supported network card (Intel Etherexpress Pro 100 ?) should do the job. I also seem to understand that problems do arise for USB modems, eg 3Com dual link, as reported in a recent thread. Am I missing something? Thanks for any pointers, suggestions, recommendations. And apologies for the dumb/newbieish questions. -- Salvo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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