[SLUG] DSL modem?

2003-12-04 Thread Shane Owenby
Hi SLUGers, (sorry couldn't resist the baseball reference) I have just moved to Sydney from San Francisco and am in quite a conundrum. I currently own 2 DSL modems, but have both on their way to Oz via a shipping container due to arrive in Jan. I knew there was one more thing I should have stuff

[SLUG] DSL modem

2003-12-04 Thread Andrewd
Just received the go ahead that my phoneline is DSL ready, so I am now looking at a modem. Has anyone used the Excel 4 port DSL modem/router that retails for approx $100 and willing to give the thumbs up/down on it. Thanx Andrew D -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More In

[SLUG] DSL modem

2002-11-18 Thread Vlad VRA09 Rakic
Hello everyone, I'm considering getting Red Hat Linux 8.0, but will it recognise my DSL modem ? Thanks, Vladimir ***Confidentiality and Privilege Notice*** This email is intended only to be read or used by the addressee. It is confidential and may contain leg

Re: [SLUG] DSL modem?

2003-12-04 Thread Kevin Saenz
> Hi SLUGers, (sorry couldn't resist the baseball reference) > Wot's a baseball? :) > I have just moved to Sydney from San Francisco and am in quite > a conundrum. I currently own 2 DSL modems, but have both on > their way to Oz via a shipping container due to arrive in Jan. > I knew there was o

Re: [SLUG] DSL modem

2003-12-05 Thread Karl Bowden
On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 15:40, Andrewd wrote: > Just received the go ahead that my phoneline is DSL ready, so I am now looking > at a modem. Has anyone used the Excel 4 port DSL modem/router that retails for > approx $100 and willing to give the thumbs up/down on it. > > Thanx > Andrew D I got a Bi

Re: [SLUG] DSL modem

2003-12-05 Thread torquemada
Hi, if all machines are connected to the hub, then the firewall is not being used and is redundant, thus probably not providing the security you wish it was. perhaps it should be thus: ADSL modem <--> firewall <---> hub <--> local workstation #1 hub <--> local work

Re: [SLUG] DSL modem

2003-12-05 Thread Kevin Saenz
> I got a Billon 7100 from www.computeronline.com.au and although the > firmware is a bit flakey at startup, once going it works well, I > dispensed with the units NAT etc, and just run it in bridged mode > connected to the firewall. It does not have a hub builtin, but I just > plugged it into the

Re: [SLUG] DSL modem

2003-12-05 Thread Kevin Saenz
Doh!!! I didn't read the hub bit. I agree your firewall will be as useful as the proverbial bits on a bull. :) > Hi, > > if all machines are connected to the hub, then the firewall > is not being used and is redundant, thus probably not providing > the security you wish it was. > > perh

Re: [SLUG] DSL modem

2003-12-05 Thread Karl Bowden
On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 20:47, Kevin Saenz wrote: > Doh!!! I didn't read the hub bit. > > I agree your firewall will be as useful as the proverbial > bits on a bull. :) > Because the adsl modem is set to bridge mode the only way in and out of it is by PPPoE, right? So that means also that

Re: [SLUG] DSL modem

2003-12-05 Thread Kevin Saenz
> Because the adsl modem is set to bridge mode the only way in and out of > it is by PPPoE, right? So that means also that the only way for someone > from the outside to access the network is via the PPPoE client? > The only machine with a PPPoE client installed is the firewall, and all > of the ot

Re: [SLUG] DSL modem

2002-11-18 Thread Michael Fox
Quoting Vlad VRA09 Rakic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello everyone, > > I'm considering getting Red Hat Linux 8.0, but will it recognise my > DSL > modem ? > > Thanks, > > Vladimir Nice statement... ironically, how can we answer if we don't know what the DSL modem is? I'll leave it upto you to p

Re: [SLUG] DSL modem

2002-11-18 Thread Carl Osterly
Vlad VRA09 Rakic wrote: I'm considering getting Red Hat Linux 8.0, but will it recognise my DSL modem ? I'm using an Alcatel Speedtouch modem supplied by Telstra Bigpond ADSL. Works perfectly under Red Hat 8.0 The network connection wizard, that is provided in Red Hat 8.0, setup the connection