On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 09:11:08PM +1100, Jamie Wilkinson wrote: > Hello list! > > Does anyone have experience with BigPond cable? > > Specifically, is it possible to use the SB-5101 modem and plug in a > DHCP-client wireless router on the ethernet side, or does BigPond still > require a custom login tool running on the client? I have a cable modem and a normal linux box running just dhcpd (with out the old bigpond login client), but you need to be on the new billing system > > The whirlpool forums are fuzzy at best, and I'd like to know if anyone can > give a definitive "yes that will work" versus "no, that won't." > > Why? It might be cheaper to use an existing wireless router, or easier to > maintain a linux PC as a router, than purchase the all-in-one SBG-900 cable > modem + wireless router with a new plan. > > Thanks! > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >
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