Hey Edmund, What quantity of cerveza are we speaking? One case for the router? Two? I do want to give Mat the opportunity to get the router if he needs it. Otherwise, let me know the cost in fluid ounces.
Kory --- Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Kory, > > Yes - it's always on - I checked the router this > morning and it had an > uptime of about 300Hrs while the modem showed 90Hrs > since the last DSL > setup. I have the box set to reconnect whenever the > connection is > dropped so I can SSH into the home systems from work > anytime. > > For the record, this is ADSL - I get about 1.2Mb/s > incomming but only > 20kb/s outgoing which is really fine for what they > are selling it for - > especially since I can remember my first network > connection over a 110 > baud modem ... > > You may be able to get the DSL modem to do the > whole firewall/NAT/DHCP > thing (they are getting better all the time) - but > I'd be very happy to > exchange the router for beer to whoever :-)) > > -- > Edmund Cramp > http://www.emgsrus.com/graffiti.htm > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > > Of Kory Wnuk > > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:26 AM > > To: General@brlug.net > > Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Bellsouth DSL > Connection > > > > > > Hey Edmund, > > > > With your setup, are you always connected to the > > outside world? I am assuming that because of the > > router that you do not have to login via PPPOE. I > > have taken a look at what is involved in upgrading > the > > Alcatel SpeedTouch Home to a Pro version. It does > not > > appear to be a major deal. However, what it looks > > like is that you end up with the modem and router > > functions (i.e., NAT) taken care by one piece of > > hardware instead of two. > > > > If Mat does not end up with the router, I would be > > willing to make the swap for whatever quantity of > beer > > you deem appropriate. > > > > Thanks for your help thus far. I do not expect > the > > SpeedTouch modem to be in my hands until the 13th. > > > > Kory > > > > --- Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Kory, > > > > > > I suspect that you can run DYNDNS using a > daemon on > > > your machine to > > > update the IP address - I haven't done it > because > > > the Netgear router > > > takes care of it for me. Likewise, since the > > > Netgear box handles the > > > NAT and port forwarding, I haven't bothered to > try > > > and get the modem > > > to do it. > > > > > > However, if all you want is one machine > connected > > > to the net then > > > what you're proposing should work fine if you > don't > > > want to run any > > > services - your system will be "live" on the net > so > > > you should check > > > your systems security settings - note too that > the > > > SpeedTouch modem > > > will come with a default admin password so > you'll > > > want to reset that > > > too before some free-spirited soul does it for > you > > > ;-) - you should > > > find a booket in with the modem that will give > you > > > the IP > > > configuration information and Bellsouth DNS > > > addresses. > > > > > > Edmund Cramp > > > -- > > > http://www.emgsrus.com/graffiti.htm > > > > > > ===== > > Failure is NOT an option! That is why I use > Linux... > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > General@brlug.net > > > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Failure is NOT an option! That is why I use Linux... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
