Re: [SLUG] ADSL - FULL Bridge - HELP!! - Netcomm1300+4

2004-01-13 Thread Del
Has anyone got a Netcomm 1300+4 running FULL BRIDGE mode ? Can you offer any suggestions on what I should look at? I have a number of them running on Swiftel. The simple fact is that I've found that sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Swiftel say it's a Telstra problem, that on some

Re: [SLUG] ADSL - FULL Bridge - HELP!! - Netcomm1300+4

2004-01-13 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 11:32:01PM +1100, Grahame M. Kelly wrote: I am trying without much reliability to have a Netcomm 1300 + 4 ADSL modem running in full bridge mode with SwifDSL.com.au as the ISP. Full Bridge (I presume we're talking RFC1483 bridging here) and this: ppp0 Link

Re: [SLUG] ADSL - FULL Bridge - HELP!! - Netcomm1300+4

2004-01-13 Thread Terry Collins
Del wrote: ...snip. Swiftel say it's a Telstra problem, that on some lines PPPoE just doesn't work and so you have to use PPPoA on the modem. I don't think they know what the problem is. The fact is that in some situations it just can't be made to work. So you have a couple of

[SLUG] ADSL modem with Dynamic DNS client

2003-11-07 Thread Richard Hayes
Dear List, Has anyone had any experiences with the Netcomm NB3300 modem router or Billion 643 or other equivalents. Thanks in advance. Richard Hayes Nada Marketing - Australia UK 2/713 Pacific Hwy Gordon Australia 2072 Ph +(61-2) 9418 4545 Fax +(61-2) 9418 4348 Mob +(61) 0414 618 425

[SLUG] ADSL modem

2003-11-07 Thread Nick Croft
Morning! My D-Link DSL-500 has blown up. The phone line registers, but the ethernet side of it has gone AWOL. I'm looking to find a second hand ADSL modem today. Any ideas, or offers? Thanks, Nick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info:

Re: [SLUG] ADSL modem with Dynamic DNS client

2003-11-07 Thread Terry Collins
Richard Hayes wrote: Dear List, Has anyone had any experiences with the Netcomm NB3300 modem router or Billion 643 or other equivalents. Yes, NB3300 Very nice and easy to set up. Does a while pile of stuff, but has one major flaw. It is web configurable only and the web config only works

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Modem Recommendations please.

2003-08-14 Thread Terry Collins
Alexander Samad wrote: I am a swiftel user, haven't had a problem as of yet, apart from the mtu problem but thats life. That was caused by Telstra changing the MTU. As have all (but 1) problems I'v had with Swiftel adsl in the last two months. -- Terry Collins {:-)}}} email: terryc at

[SLUG] adsl technology.

2003-08-14 Thread Shaun Oliver
hi all, I have here an adsl router which was sent to me from the uk. I want to know do our providers over here require that the modem support the telstra heartbeat or whatever the damned thing is, or am I confusing cable and adsl? the router afaik has a conexant chipset. any information would be

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Modem Recommendations please.

2003-08-10 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 07:06:58PM -0700, Bill wrote: I won't be going with BigPond, but will select an ISP with more reasonable download limits. Internode works well to me. http://adsl.internode.on.net/. Any recemmendations/experiences with ADSL modems will be appreciated. I use a D-link

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Modem Recommendations please.

2003-08-10 Thread Alexander Samad
I am a swiftel user, haven't had a problem as of yet, apart from the mtu problem but thats life. Cheap and reliable my 2c On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 11:08:20PM +1000, Jon Biddell wrote: -= I'm shortly to move house, and I'll be able to gain -= access to ADSL (once -= I get Telstra to lay

Re: [SLUG] adsl technology.

2003-08-09 Thread dazza
On Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Shaun Oliver wrote: hi all, I have here an adsl router which was sent to me from the uk. I want to know do our providers over here require that the modem support the telstra heartbeat or whatever the damned thing is, or am I confusing cable and adsl? the router afaik has

[SLUG] ADSL Modem Recommendations please.

2003-08-09 Thread Bill
Hi, I'm shortly to move house, and I'll be able to gain access to ADSL (once I get Telstra to lay the 'phone cables - 7 + weeks to date), so I'm interested in info re suitable recommended modems. I won't be going with BigPond, but will select an ISP with more reasonable download limits. Any

RE: [SLUG] ADSL Modem Recommendations please.

2003-08-07 Thread Jon Biddell
-= I'm shortly to move house, and I'll be able to gain -= access to ADSL (once -= I get Telstra to lay the 'phone cables - 7 + weeks to date), so I'm -= interested in info re suitable recommended modems. Gee, 7 weeks It's taken me 4.5 YEARS so far...:-( -= -= I won't be going with

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Modem Recommendations please.

2003-08-06 Thread Tony Green
On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 12:06, Bill wrote: Hi, I'm shortly to move house, and I'll be able to gain access to ADSL (once I get Telstra to lay the 'phone cables - 7 + weeks to date), so I'm interested in info re suitable recommended modems. I'd suggest checking the archives for the SLUG

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Modem Recommendations please.

2003-08-06 Thread Ramon Buckland
I have a billion ASSL Modem, www.ausadsl.info It's a firewall, USB, Ethernet and the cheapest I beleive still .. not if that doesn't sell you, well .. I have had no problems with it and found out the other day by poking around that you can replace it's web based admin via the built in FTP

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Modem Recommendations please.

2003-08-06 Thread Terry Collins
Alexander Samad wrote: let me read the question again netcomm 1300, bridging and router and 1/2 bridge for the lazy, not a problem with it either, got it from swiftel. Netcomm NB3300 ADSL modem router, again from Swiftel. It actually comes direct from Swiftel. PS if you go Swiftel, gets

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Modem Recommendations please.

2003-08-05 Thread Chris Deigan
Bill wrote: I'm shortly to move house, and I'll be able to gain access to ADSL (once I get Telstra to lay the 'phone cables - 7 + weeks to date), so I'm interested in info re suitable recommended modems. I won't be going with BigPond, but will select an ISP with more reasonable download

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-07-22 Thread Alexander Samad
Well a quick follow up on my original mail. Haven't had a single problem with swiftel, got a modem off them, plugged in and it all worked straight off note - I haven't had to talk to their tech support and from my cable access I am getting an mtu problem, but not unusualy for ADSL On Sat, Jun

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-06-16 Thread Alexander Samad
Okay, but what about the service, any problems on that end ? It seems to me that they have a pretty good prices service, apart from the setup worries, and I believe you can provide your own adsl modem. So its down to stability and cost Alex On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 08:06:17PM +1000, Terry

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-06-16 Thread Terry Collins
Alexander Samad wrote: Okay, but what about the service, any problems on that end ? So far, so good, but I've only been on just under the week so far. They were a tad annoyed with my comments {:-), but I think they were valid as Netscape 4.77 has been standard on Debian Woody and RH8.

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-06-16 Thread Dave Airlie
So far, so good, but I've only been on just under the week so far. They were a tad annoyed with my comments {:-), but I think they were valid as Netscape 4.77 has been standard on Debian Woody and RH8. Apparently they test under Netscape 5 (which was the AOL version?), Mozilla (works, but

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-06-16 Thread Anthony Wood
On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 08:32:40AM +0100, Dave Airlie wrote: So far, so good, but I've only been on just under the week so far. They were a tad annoyed with my comments {:-), but I think they were valid as Netscape 4.77 has been standard on Debian Woody and RH8. Apparently they test

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-06-15 Thread Terry Collins
Alexander Samad wrote: Hi I have been looking for an ADSL provider that is also sort of Linux friendly. Has anyone had any experience with swiftel I totally withdraw my previous recommendation of Swiftel. Basically, any ISP that forces me to use Internet Explorer is a total arsehole.

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-06-11 Thread mkraus
:16 PM To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:[SLUG] ADSL Swiftel Hi I have been looking for an ADSL provider that is also sort of Linux friendly. Has anyone had any experience with swiftel Alex -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http

[SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-06-07 Thread Alexander Samad
Hi I have been looking for an ADSL provider that is also sort of Linux friendly. Has anyone had any experience with swiftel Alex -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-06-07 Thread Chris D.
Alexander Samad wrote: I have been looking for an ADSL provider that is also sort of Linux friendly. Has anyone had any experience with swiftel I have no experience with swiftel -- but I can tell you that: A) All ADSL services that use standard PPPoE/A will work with Linux. B) Pretty much none

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-06-07 Thread Adam Hewitt
Alex, I dont have anything to tell you about swiftel, however iiNet are 'linux aware'...which means they have redhat tutorials on their website to help you get connected, and they also host debian and redhat mirrors. They also dont freak when you tell them that you have your ADSL connected to a

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Swiftel

2003-06-07 Thread Phil Scarratt
No idea about swiftel, but Internode is linux aware and friendly - indeed use linux at their end. fil Alexander Samad wrote: Hi I have been looking for an ADSL provider that is also sort of Linux friendly. Has anyone had any experience with swiftel Alex -- Phil Scarratt Draxsen Technologies

[SLUG] ADSL

2003-02-25 Thread Adam Hewitt
I have a friend who is tryign to configure ADSL under debian. The problem is that he is connecting to RSL.com who are using bridged ADSL with a static IP address. Could someone please tell me how to configure a bridged ethernet connection with a static IP, as I am really only familiar with pppoe.

Re: [SLUG] ADSL

2003-02-25 Thread mkraus
] phone (02) 9955 8000 fax (02) 9955 8144 Adam Hewitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 26/02/2003 02:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:[SLUG] ADSL I have a friend who is tryign to configure ADSL under debian. The problem is that he

Re: [SLUG] ADSL

2003-02-25 Thread Anthony Wood
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 14:49, Adam Hewitt wrote: I have a friend who is tryign to configure ADSL under debian. The a friend, eh? problem is that he is connecting to RSL.com who are using bridged ADSL with a static IP address. We just switched from Pacific to TPG, I assumed that they were

Re: [SLUG] ADSL

2003-02-25 Thread Anthony Wood
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 14:59, Anthony Wood wrote: On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 14:49, Adam Hewitt wrote: I have a friend who is tryign to configure ADSL under debian. The snip gateway a.b.c.y.177 oops gateway a.b.c.y snip -- Anthony Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] Switch Online Group --

Re: [SLUG] ADSL

2003-02-25 Thread Adam Hewitt
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:[SLUG] ADSL I have a friend who is tryign to configure ADSL under debian. The problem is that he is connecting to RSL.com who are using bridged ADSL with a static IP address. Could someone please tell me how to configure a bridged

Re: [SLUG] ADSL

2003-02-25 Thread Adam Hewitt
Did you have to *do* something to change the modem to use brideg mode?? On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 14:59, Anthony Wood wrote: On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 14:49, Adam Hewitt wrote: I have a friend who is tryign to configure ADSL under debian. The a friend, eh? problem is that he is connecting to

Re: [SLUG] ADSL

2003-02-25 Thread Anthony Wood
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 15:12, Adam Hewitt wrote: Did you have to *do* something to change the modem to use brideg mode?? No, apparently our ADSL modem only does bridged mode. (When we applied, I ticked routed on the form, but the TPG tech rang us and said that the Alcatel Speedtouch Home

Re: [SLUG] ADSL

2003-02-25 Thread David Kempe
a dlink dsl-500 is a router a dsl-300 is not dave Adam Hewitt said: It's not using a router its a d-link modem (im not sure of the model number)... -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] ADSL

2003-02-25 Thread David Kempe
to do this with debian just add a gateway x.y.x.x stanza to your interfaces file.ie in /etc/network/interfaces, add a gateway line to the relevant interface. auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address xxx.xx.xx.165 netmask 255.255.255.252 gateway xxx.xx.xx.166 Anthony

Re: [SLUG] ADSL jungle

2003-02-09 Thread Matthias Oertli
Thanks for all the comments, much appreciated. I'm currently checking out all the plans on offer Regards, Matthias wm wrote: i have also recently joined the adsl throngs i am using the Billion modem which is much raved about at http://www.whirlpool.net.au/ and only costs $190 plus pp

Re: [SLUG] ADSL jungle

2003-02-08 Thread Stewart
On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 04:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: for the provider, I use optus cable, but I've heard good stuff about pacific internet. And they own zip, which is I my original isp. seconded. I joined zip right way back when they were starting up and only had a couple

Re: [SLUG] ADSL jungle

2003-02-08 Thread mlh
On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 01:18:23 +1100 Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: seconded. I joined zip right way back when they were starting up and only had a couple hundred users. Been there ever since. I've signed many friend and clients up with them as well over the years. Back then they seemed to

Re: [SLUG] ADSL jungle

2003-02-08 Thread Graeme Robinson
On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also joined Zip way back. I sorta knew one of the founders, Anthony Woodward, who went on to become CTO of Pacific Internet for the Aus region when Pacific took them over. Now moved on. Afaik, they always a heavy if not exclusive user of

Re: [SLUG] ADSL jungle

2003-02-08 Thread wm
i have also recently joined the adsl throngs i am using the Billion modem which is much raved about at http://www.whirlpool.net.au/ and only costs $190 plus pp altho i had to mail order it in from Perth - a process that went completely smoothly. Combined with my previously installed hub's

RE: [SLUG] ADSL jungle

2003-02-07 Thread Adam W
Question 2: can linux handle the DSL-504? Or are there more suitable devices to use? If it does NAT then linux can handle/use it. I havent heard of any cases (prove me wrong?) that a NAT DSL/Cable router has not worked with linux. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/

Re: [SLUG] ADSL jungle

2003-02-07 Thread mlh
On Sat, 08 Feb 2003 13:07:47 +1100 Matthias Oertli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Question 3: Are there any 'ADSL+Linux in Australia' sites to read up on this around? whirlpool.net.au for all broadband issues. for the provider, I use optus cable, but I've heard good stuff about pacific internet.

Re: [SLUG] ADSL jungle

2003-02-07 Thread Chris
I've heard great stuff - and am looking at getting iinet's bliink. At least you cant run up a huge bill downloading isos - not to mention they have a ftp mirror of debian, rh, mdk, etc which is always full speed and doesnt count towards your limit :D They also can give you the modem/router fairly

[SLUG] ADSL Debugging How To (sort ff)

2003-01-29 Thread Stuart Guthrie
Hi there, FWIW my ADSL has been down for 5 hours with a similar error to those reported today. I've noticed a bunch of posts about ADSL lately and so I've put together a few observations about ADSL debugging. I thought they might help those of you having troubles with your link. Comments

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Debugging How To (sort ff)

2003-01-29 Thread Dave Kempe
Hi Stuart, Good start but there is plenty more, on this issue you can pass an option to your pppoe scripts that doesn't update resolv.conf once you have it correct. You should be able to just remove the option that says usepeerdns in the connect scripts. Debian doesn't change DSL DNS servers in

[SLUG] ADSL Problem

2002-12-24 Thread Martin Richards
Merry Xmas all... I'm stuck trying to get ADSL working under Debian 3.0. pppoe conf runs and seems very happy. It tells me it's found an access concentrator, and all is well, but when it goes to start the link I get the error message: ppp0: error fetching interface information: Device not found

Re: [SLUG] ADSL Problem

2002-12-24 Thread Kevin Saenz
Martin, do you have a Ethernet adsl modem/router? had to experiment with my connection, even though my ISP told windows users they have to use PPPOE, I found in my case this was not true. I had to install DHCPCD activate the Ethernet port then connect to my modem then connect to the ISP. Also

RE: [SLUG] ADSL Problem

2002-12-24 Thread Marty Richards
you're connected to a DSLAM, so PADT is normally a good sign on new connections. Merry Xmas ;) Cheers, Marty -Original Message- From: Martin Richards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 8:44 AM To: SLUG Subject: [SLUG] ADSL Problem Merry Xmas all... I'm

Re: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-22 Thread dazza
On Sun, 22 Dec 2002, Trevor Rhodes wrote: them anyway. The next day I get a message telling me about another ISP that offers more d/l and faster speed for less money. Oh well, just my luck I couldn't wait one more day. I've always managed to do this to myself. :^) So, don't keep us in

[SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-21 Thread Trevor Rhodes
Hello, Update time. I sent a message to the list a while ago asking about iPrimus and ADSL and waited ages and no comment. I got so impatient I signed up with them anyway. The next day I get a message telling me about another ISP that offers more d/l and faster speed for less money. Oh

RE: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-05 Thread dazza
On Wed, 4 Dec 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the package I am on is 79.95 per month, I have 512/128 ADSL connection Also I have 3G download during peek time and off peek I have 3G download as usual off peek is ment for insomniacs (like me) also they have blinkzone Best deal I've been able to

Re: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-05 Thread David Fitch
On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 08:01:24AM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Best deal I've been able to find is here http://adsl.datafast.net.au/ I considered them for perm modem ($55pm) or an extra $5.50pm with static IP. I ended up going with another mob (Adam) with ISDN DoV instead. Dave. -- SLUG

RE: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-04 Thread Robert Collins
On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 13:09, Jon Biddell wrote: Shameless plug time...:-) www.alwaysonline.net.au Reasonably good pricing, they *don't* use Telstra, and GREAT service Anyone have a comment on datafast.net.au ? Rob signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-03 Thread Anand Kumria
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 07:08:43PM +1100, Trevor Rhodes wrote: Hello All, I'm about to trade in the putt putt and get a vroom vroom. ie. 56k to ADSL. I'm looking at going with iPrimus, but would like to talk to someone else who Quite frankly, don't. They are one of the most expensive

RE: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-03 Thread Jon Biddell
Shameless plug time...:-) www.alwaysonline.net.au Reasonably good pricing, they *don't* use Telstra, and GREAT service = On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 07:08:43PM +1100, Trevor Rhodes wrote: = Hello All, = = I'm about to trade in the putt putt and get a vroom vroom. = ie. 56k to = ADSL. --

RE: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-03 Thread kevin
Ummm I just checked their website the welcome screen. Is it supposed to jump on mouse roll over? Shameless plug time...:-) www.alwaysonline.net.au Reasonably good pricing, they *don't* use Telstra, and GREAT service = On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 07:08:43PM +1100, Trevor Rhodes wrote: =

RE: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-03 Thread kevin
you could try iinet.net.au the package I am on is 79.95 per month, I have 512/128 ADSL connection Also I have 3G download during peek time and off peek I have 3G download as usual off peek is ment for insomniacs (like me) also they have blinkzone which is you can download anything from their ftp,

RE: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-03 Thread Malcolm V
On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 14:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ummm I just checked their website the welcome screen. Is it supposed to jump on mouse roll over? Yes, it counters the jitters experienced by those always-online, always-on-caffeine net users. :) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group -

Re[2]: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-03 Thread evilbunny
Hello kevin, Erm you really should check the account... you have 6gigs peak, 6 gigs off peak :) for a total of up to 12 gigs a month :) -- Best regards, evilbunnymailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cacert.org - Free Security Certificates http://www.nodedb.com -

RE: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-03 Thread Phil Scarratt
I might as well join the shameless plugging and recommend Internode. internode.on.net Great and honest everything Fil Quoting Jon Biddell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Shameless plug time...:-) www.alwaysonline.net.au Reasonably good pricing, they *don't* use Telstra, and GREAT service =

Re: Re[2]: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-03 Thread kevin
Thanks sorry not firing on all cylinders at the moment. Crappy old exchange maxed out at work :( defragging the crappy database Hello kevin, Erm you really should check the account... you have 6gigs peak, 6 gigs off peak :) for a total of up to 12 gigs a month :) -- Best regards,

RE: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-12-03 Thread Rodney Sommerville
]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 4 December 2002 1:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Trevor Rhodes' Subject: RE: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus Ummm I just checked their website the welcome screen. Is it supposed to jump on mouse roll over? Shameless plug time

Re: [SLUG] ADSL and iPrimus

2002-12-02 Thread Kevin Saenz
Trevor, In your mandrake cd set you should have a rp_pppoe rpm file. At least I think it's rp_pppoe. Hello, I'm getting a little closer to making the call and getting ADSL connected, but was reading an email from them which says in part: The iPrimus ADSL connection CD includes

[SLUG] ADSL Linux driver engine

2002-12-01 Thread Guy Ellis
Hi all, For anyone who is interested I have written a 2.4 Linux driver engine for Pulsar PCI ADSL cards, based on the Globespan Pulsar Atlas chipset. You can use the engine to compile PCI ADSL drivers for any 2.4 Linux kernel. http://adsl4linux.no-ip.org Polite feedback appreciated. Cheers,

[SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-11-22 Thread Trevor Rhodes
Hello All, I'm about to trade in the putt putt and get a vroom vroom. ie. 56k to ADSL. I'm looking at going with iPrimus, but would like to talk to someone else who uses them, hopefully with Mandrake. At the moment we are running through a 98SE box with ICS. I'm about to build a Linux

Re: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-11-22 Thread James Gregory
On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 08:08, Trevor Rhodes wrote: Hello All, I'm about to trade in the putt putt and get a vroom vroom. ie. 56k to ADSL. I'm looking at going with iPrimus, but would like to talk to someone else who uses them, hopefully with Mandrake. At the moment we are running through

[SLUG] ADSL setups - low level stuff

2002-11-22 Thread DaZZa
Folks. This is way off topic for SLUG, so replies to me direct and slug-chat please {as I'm not subscribed there}. I will not continue this thread on slug - only slug-chat. I posted it here for the sole purpose of a wider audience - and the fact that if I can get it to work, it *will* be using a

Re: [SLUG] ADSL iPrimus

2002-11-22 Thread Robert Collins
On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 19:08, Trevor Rhodes wrote: Hello All, I'm about to trade in the putt putt and get a vroom vroom. ie. 56k to ADSL. I'm looking at going with iPrimus, but would like to talk to someone else who uses them, hopefully with Mandrake. At the moment we are running through

[SLUG] ADSL speed

2002-11-21 Thread Simon Bryan
Hi all, Are there any programs around that can automatically monitor the speed of an ADSL connection (say once an hour) and keep the results in a file? _ Simon Bryan IT Manager OLMC Parramata ICQ#: 137562751 _ --

Re: [SLUG] ADSL speed

2002-11-21 Thread Paul L Daniels
On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 12:49:04 +1100 Simon Bryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Are there any programs around that can automatically monitor the speed of an ADSL connection (say once an hour) and keep the results in a file? Short of downloading a 1Mb file every hour and timing it, I don't see

[SLUG] adsl modem and linux

2002-10-21 Thread Holroyd Engineering Services
I'm thinking of getting adsl. Would like to know whether there is an internal adsl modem that linux supports. Ta -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] adsl modem and linux

2002-10-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 07:30:01 +1000 Holroyd Engineering Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm thinking of getting adsl. Would like to know whether there is an internal adsl modem that linux supports. I use an external which plugs into a nic Kevin -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint

Re: [SLUG] adsl modem and linux

2002-10-21 Thread Michael Fox
Quoting Holroyd Engineering Services [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm thinking of getting adsl. Would like to know whether there is an internal adsl modem that linux supports. Ta *nods* www.traverse.com.au sell PCI internal adsl modems. Thanks -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group -

Re: [SLUG] ADSL modem

2002-09-22 Thread Antony Clarke
I have a D-link DSL-300 as my gateway on a RH7.3 box serving lan and wlan:). It works flawlessley. I'm connected to Internode who are very good from a service perspective. They are also bringing out some new plans that may incorporate speed shaping or similar so you don't get a 000's dollar

Re: [SLUG] ADSL modem

2002-09-22 Thread Jan Schmidt
quote who=Antony Clarke I have a D-link DSL-300 as my gateway on a RH7.3 box serving lan and wlan:). It works flawlessley. I'm connected to Internode who are very Which is an external DSL modem, and IMHE seem to work fine... it's just the internal ones (like winmodems) that one needs to

Re: [SLUG] ADSL modem

2002-09-22 Thread Graeme Robinson
On Sun, 22 Sep 2002, Jan Schmidt wrote: quote who=Antony Clarke I have a D-link DSL-300 as my gateway on a RH7.3 box serving lan and wlan:). It works flawlessley. I'm connected to Internode who are very Which is an external DSL modem, and IMHE seem to work fine... it's just the

Re: [SLUG] ADSL modem

2002-09-22 Thread Mike MacCana
On Sun, 2002-09-22 at 19:46, Jan Schmidt wrote: quote who=Antony Clarke You forgot the trailing slash. You'll never validate as strict XML that way :P Mike I have a D-link DSL-300 as my gateway on a RH7.3 box serving lan and wlan:). It works flawlessley. I'm connected to Internode who

[SLUG] ADSL modem

2002-09-21 Thread Brendan Dacre
Gentlepeople, For one reason or another I have decided rather ahead of my planned schedule to go broadband (probably iiNet, comments...). I was planning to get a D-Link DSL-100D PCI internal ADSL modem which I can pick up for about $170. Is this a good choice and does it work with linux and

RE: [SLUG] ADSL modem

2002-09-21 Thread Theo Julienne
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brendan Dacre Sent: Sunday, 22 September 2002 2:30 AM To: Sydney Linux Users Group Subject: [SLUG] ADSL modem Gentlepeople, For one reason or another I have decided rather ahead of my planned

Re: [SLUG] ADSL modem

2002-09-21 Thread Brad Thomson
On Sun, 2002-09-22 at 02:30, Brendan Dacre wrote: Gentlepeople, For one reason or another I have decided rather ahead of my planned schedule to go broadband (probably iiNet, comments...). I was planning to get a D-Link DSL-100D PCI internal ADSL modem which I can pick up for about

Re: [SLUG] ADSL modem

2002-09-21 Thread John Ferlito
On Sun, Sep 22, 2002 at 09:34:58AM +1000, Brad Thomson wrote: I'd also be interested in hearing from anyone who's gotten one of these cards working in a stable manner. Unless you are planning to use them under windows I would have to say don't touch them. We used to use them on our servers

[SLUG] ADSL card modem that supports Linux?

2002-09-05 Thread Richard Hayes
Dear list, I looking for a PCI card modem for ADSL that work with Linux. Is the such a mythical beast? regards, -- Richard Hayes Talent Internet http://www.talent.com.au Tel: (02) 9439 8300 Fax: (02) 9439 8327 Mob: 0414 618 425 ABN 94 002 775 215 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group -

Re: [SLUG] ADSL card modem that supports Linux?

2002-09-05 Thread Howard Lowndes
www.traverse.com.au On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, Richard Hayes wrote: Dear list, I looking for a PCI card modem for ADSL that work with Linux. Is the such a mythical beast? regards, -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people Contact detail at http://www.lannetlinux.com

Re: [SLUG] ADSL SCANNING AT EXTREME LEVELS - Anyone else noticed this?

2002-09-02 Thread Jobst Schmalenbach
On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 04:12:29PM +1000, John Morrissey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: OVER 3100 seperate instances on Sunday night. I've had a number of customers who use Telstra ADSL at home reporting extreme levels of scanning over the weekend. See extracts of 3 messages from one customer

[SLUG] ADSL SCANNING AT EXTREME LEVELS - Anyone else noticed this?

2002-08-26 Thread Craig Mead
Apologies for replying to the wrong thread. Programming without caffiene in ones system should be a federal offence. | | OVER 3100 seperate instances on Sunday night. | | | | I've had a number of customers who use Telstra ADSL at home reporting | | extreme levels of scanning over the

Re: [SLUG] ADSL SCANNING AT EXTREME LEVELS - Anyone else noticedthis?

2002-08-26 Thread Antony Clarke
I know of at least one person that got hammered by a bigpond address over the weekend at about 20MB/h. I'm with the same ISP but my linux gateway didn't get touched, suprisingly no scanning activity at all compared to normal. John Morrissey wrote: OVER 3100 seperate instances on Sunday

[SLUG] ADSL SCANNING AT EXTREME LEVELS - Anyone else noticed this?

2002-08-25 Thread John Morrissey
OVER 3100 seperate instances on Sunday night. I've had a number of customers who use Telstra ADSL at home reporting extreme levels of scanning over the weekend. See extracts of 3 messages from one customer below - he hade 4 different IP addresses over the weekend. These are their home networks

Re: [SLUG] ADSL recommendation

2002-05-06 Thread Antony Clarke
Internode ADSL, 1. Excellent service with good plans. 2. No upload meter :) 3. They have been known to give out passwords etc, sort out problems at all hours of the day. 4. Looking at providing free sites (i.e. linux mirrors etc). D-link gear is as cheap as chips at the moment. Cheers,

[SLUG] ADSL recommedation

2002-05-05 Thread Rich Buggy
Hi, I'm about to move home and I'm considering switching from Bigpond Cable to ADSL (probably Apple Communications). I'd also like to host e-mail/web at home and will be using EasyDNS to provide DDNS. 1. Does anyone have any horror stories about using Apple Communications for ADSL? I think

RE: [SLUG] ADSL recommendation

2002-05-05 Thread Wienand Ian
1. Does anyone have any horror stories about using Apple Communications for ADSL? I think they are reselling Telstra Bigpond ADSL so horror stories about them are welcome too. www.whirlpool.net.au is probably a better place to ask. I think it is a fairly general consensus that Telstra ADSL

Re: [SLUG] ADSL recommendation

2002-05-05 Thread Matthew Hannigan
Wienand Ian wrote: www.whirlpool.net.au is probably a better place to ask. I think it is a fairly general consensus that Telstra ADSL pretty much sucks, and so this affects all of their resellers. But getting a good reseller is probably the key -- even if it is a Telstra fault you still

Re: [SLUG] ADSL recommendation

2002-05-05 Thread TongMaster
On Mon, 2002-05-06 at 13:16, Matthew Hannigan wrote: I've heard that Telstra fall down in the quality and speed of their authentication and dns servers, so if you get the right reseller it could be a lot better. On this score I've heard Pacific Internet are good. I've used Zip for a long

RE: [SLUG] ADSL recommendation

2002-05-05 Thread Michael Fox
On Mon, 2002-05-06 at 13:16, Matthew Hannigan wrote: I've heard that Telstra fall down in the quality and speed of their authentication and dns servers, so if you get the right reseller it could be a lot better. On this score I've heard Pacific Internet are good. I've used Zip for a

Re: [SLUG] ADSL recommendation

2002-05-05 Thread John Ferlito
On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 01:43:17PM +1000, Jessica Mayo wrote: On Mon, 6 May 2002, Matthew Hannigan wrote: I've heard that Telstra fall down in the quality and speed of their authentication and dns servers, so if you get the right reseller it could be a lot better. On this score I've

Re: [SLUG] ADSL recommendation

2002-05-05 Thread TongMaster
On Mon, 2002-05-06 at 14:31, John Ferlito wrote: Which means they are better than Telstra Retail ADSL because you aren't sitting on Telstra's crappy home network. But no better when it comes to ADSL ouatge problems that affect all Tesltra Flexstream customers. IIRC correctly most of

Re: [SLUG] ADSL recommendation

2002-05-05 Thread Graeme Robinson
On Mon, 6 May 2002, Matthew Hannigan wrote: I've heard that Telstra fall down in the quality and speed of their authentication and dns servers, who uses the telstra dns servers? not me. just the pipe thanks - linux handles the rest! I've been on Telstra ADSL since Feb last year. As has been

RE: [SLUG] ADSL recommendation

2002-05-05 Thread Michael Fox
I've been on Telstra ADSL since Feb last year. As has been commented at numerous times, the service was pretty dodgy for most of last year. This year has been much better. I note from my logs I still have the occassional outage but usually overnight. I haven't been inconvenienced by

[SLUG] ADSL modem drivers

2002-04-24 Thread Edwin Humphries
We're building a system which serves, amongst other things, as an ADSL router. For cost and simplicity reasons, we want to use an internal ADSL modem; both the internal ADSL modems available to us (Dynalink and D-Link) use, as far as we can tell, a Rockwell chipset. The only drivers

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