[Hudlug] cheap adsl router
Tim Bray
hudlug at mailman.lug.org.uk
Fri Mar 28 23:03:00 2003
Charles Blackburn wrote:
>
> anyone know of a cheap (read max 70 inc vat) adsl router with 4 port
> switch that works with pppoA?
No. And if you find one, then let me know. The Speedtouch 510 is ok
> I've found a couple that would do the job ie: dlink etc, but they only
> specify pppoe
There is the D-link DSL504 which fits into your price range and supports
PPPoA. I have two, and you are welcome to buy them for 70 pounds each.
They are essentially paper weights for serious applications because they
hangup and need rebooting every few hours.
> Failing tI have a conexant based pci adsl modem but all the instructions
> are for a 2.4.3 kernel and i run 2.4.20.
You may be able to buy a Green frog off ebay for that price. Presuming
that you have USB and some time to play with drivers.
Or you could take a green frog and mix it with smoothwall.
I've given up trying to find cheap ADSL gear and usually recommend to my
customers that they spend a little bit more to get the quality up.
We are at a disadvantage in the UK because most of the world is using
PPPoE, which makes the PPPoA market smaller, and so higher prices.
Tim