I was using centrury link in vancouver with a 40/20 link. Other than the occasional modem reboot (once a month-ish), no problems at all. Had a static IP, and found I could actually get 20Mbit over OpenVPN from Zurich to Vancouver.
> On Apr 1, 2016, at 12:13 AM, Victor Soich <vso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > First, a bit of background.... > I thought I lived in a comcast monopoly area, and just recently had a knock > on my door in S.E. Portland from a guy saying I could get centurylink > internet services. I might make the plunge and pay 25 bucks a month for 40 > Mbs download speed, unless I hear heavy criticism about centurylihk > service, as opposed to comcast. > If I take the plunge, then I have to go through the rigmarole of returning > a recently purchased docsys 3.0 comcast cable modem. > > So...if I take the plunge, and return the comcast modem, then I have to get > a ZyXEL C1100Z > <https://internethelp.centurylink.com/internethelp/modem-c1100z.html> > https://internethelp.centurylink.com/internethelp/modem-compatibility-table.html > https://internethelp.centurylink.com/internethelp/pdf/modems/datasheet-c1000z.pdf > http://www.amazon.com/C1100Z-802-11n-Wireless-Gateway-CenturyLink/dp/B015ELWZ16/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1459492620&sr=1-1&keywords=ZyXEL+C1100Z+Modem > http://www.amazon.com/Zyxel-C1000Z-Centurylink-performance-router/dp/B0074VKK26/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1459492620&sr=1-2&keywords=ZyXEL+C1100Z+Modem > > So, I bought a raspberry pi. I want to turn it into a wireless access > point. I have to learn about ifconfig, and other tools. That's fine. > Also, I want to make it into a DHCP server, so I have to learn how to > configure some files. That's fine. > Also, I want to build a firewall, so I have to learn about the nft command, > which is some sort of successor to iptables. That's fine. > I basically want my future raspberry pi to have the functionality of the > ZyXel C1100Z > > The part I'm concerned about is the RJ11 wire that goes from the ZyXEL > C1100Z to something called a network terminal, that will let me access the > fiber optic line that may come to my house. I hope I said that correctly > enough. > > So can I get some sort of dohicky converter thingy (to use a technical > term!) to turn one of the usb ports on my raspberry pi into a "phone jack" > or "DSL" port...if I'm saying that right, and then install some sort of > software on the raspberry pi rasbian debian OS, that will let me > communicate with the network terminal. Just like I need to possibly learn > how to recompile a kernel to make use of the nft tool, do I analogously > somehow put on some software on the raspberry pi, that in the end will make > my raspberry pi a complete replacement for the ZyXEL C1100Z....and thus > communicate through the RJ11 ( not ethernet ) port. > > I want to do this for the learning of DHCP servers, wifi access points, > firewalls, et. al. I just don't know if the DSL RJ11 parts is possible. > If it is not possilble, then I'll buy the ZyXEL C1100Z. If it is possible, > then I'll rent the ZyXEL C1100Z, until I figure out how to replicate the > latter product on a raspberry pi. If what I'm asking to try to do is > really stupid, and very involved, i.e. the DSL RJ11 part, not the other > stuff, then I'll just buy the ZyXELL C1100Z. If I have to do things like > solder something, for example, then I'm out. > > This all assumes that I'm not disabused of my notion of switching from > Comcast to CenturyLink in the first place. > > So, while I may be a bit barbarous in my phrasing, I hope I was articulate > enough to get my point across. So, should I just stick with comcast over > centurylink. If I go with centurylink, can I implement the functionality > of the ZyXEL C1100Z DSL phone jack RJ11 in the raspberry pi, or is that > just dumb to do. > > Thanks. > > Sincerely, > Victor Soich > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -- Louis Kowolowski lou...@cryptomonkeys.org <mailto:lou...@cryptomonkeys.org> Cryptomonkeys: http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/ <http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/> Making life more interesting for people since 1977
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