> I'm looking for anyone who's used a BT (I don't seem to have an alternative > where I live, certainly > NTL: and telewest don't cover) broadband connection with a debian box as > firewall and NAT who > might give me some advice for fee.
It's a shame that BT is your only option. IMO ntl: provide a much classier service :( Plus take into account that the /entire/ ADSL backbone died a couple of times recently taking out all ADSL connections (home and business) due to the centralised nature of BT's network :( You don't need the Business service if you're going to be running a Linux box - there is working support for the USB modem that BT provide with the home service :) It's all a PPPoE connection, so as long as the box is running, you should be able to sustain a connection for as long as BT's ADSL backbone is up =) Of course it would be a wise idea to reduce the expire time on the domain names you'll be hosting so that if your IP address does change, your DNS updates can quickly propogate =) Regards, Gavin.
