On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 10:07 +0300, Andrey Gerasimenko wrote: > On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:43:26 +0300, Jorge Almeida > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm about to switch from cable to ADSL anytime soon, and I'm trying to > > prepare the computer for the big change, given that there will be a time > > gap without internet access and that I can't expect any support > > whatsoever from the provider's staff. Of course, I can't do any > > testing...
> The firewall and router you get with an ADSL modem are essentially free > these days. If you need more then what is in the router, nothing prevents > you from building a box for traffic monitoring and advanced routing later. But they differ in terms of what 'abilities' they have. Some are 'gaming routers', some have capability to prioritise voip etc. But, all in all, you will lose some amount of flexilibility as opposed to using a pc (soekris eg:) as your 'router' and the modem only as a 'modem' > Since changes to the PC configuration necessary to connect to an ADSL > modem with a router are minimal, there should be no time gap without the > NET, it should be a period when you have both ADSL and cable. I agree. All you need to know is the setup on how to setup the modem/router to log into your ISP and you're home free. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
