Re: [Hampshire] OT: broadband router with DNS....

2012-11-21 Thread Chris Dennis
On 20/11/12 21:12, c...@spamcop.net wrote: Okay, so given how many routers actually run Linux now, maybe not so OT, but anyway. I'm in the market for a new wireless router for my cable modem broadband. Obviously, every such router does DNS forwarding, but.. I was wondering if anyone

Re: [Hampshire] DVB Tuners

2012-11-21 Thread Full Circle Podcast
Adam, so good when a plan comes together! You got the HD or standard-def? How's your graphics card coping? I'm considering upgrading the Freecom for an HD. VLC is a bit of a faff with the manual tuning but after that works like a charm. Aerials are the problem wherever you are with these USB

Re: [Hampshire] OT: broadband router with DNS....

2012-11-21 Thread cjl
Quoting Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com: On 20/11/12 21:12, c...@spamcop.net wrote: If you're into a bit of hacking, you could use OpenWRT, which allows you to run all sorts of stuff on a compatible router, including a DNS server. See openwrt.org. I did think about that (although I

Re: [Hampshire] OT: broadband router with DNS....

2012-11-21 Thread Benjie Gillam
On 21 Nov 2012, at 16:24, c...@spamcop.net wrote: But for something as central to the reliability of the network (and a network used by a few very non-technical people), I was hoping to avoid non-standard firmware. I had to flash one of my Virgin Media routers (a Netgear one, I think) with

Re: [Hampshire] OT: broadband router with DNS....

2012-11-21 Thread Chris Dennis
On 21/11/12 16:24, c...@spamcop.net wrote: Quoting Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com: On 20/11/12 21:12, c...@spamcop.net wrote: If you're into a bit of hacking, you could use OpenWRT, which allows you to run all sorts of stuff on a compatible router, including a DNS server. See