[Gllug] Setup ADSL to home network

[Tim Gray]

You can view the list archives at:

http://list.ftech.net/pipermail/gllug/

You'll prolly find the ASDL stuff more easily by using Google:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=+adsl+site%3Alist.ftech.net

Regarding using the Alcatel USB modem, it may be better to get a router instead.
They can hook straight up to your LAN without having to run through a PC. Once
you fell ready to have a go a Linux firewalling you could then drop your
firewall in-between your ASDL router and your network hub/switch.

ASDL guide (http://adslguide.org.uk/) is a handy source of information, esp
their hardware reviews:

http://adslguide.org.uk/hardware/reviews/default.asp


Hope this helps.

Tim

----- Original Message -----
From: "TM" <tm at tm.uklinux.net>
To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 4:07 PM
Subject: [Gllug] Setup ADSL to home network


> Hi,
>
> I've recently joined the discussion group and this is my 1st
> posting to this list. I was about to ask if anyone could help
> me with some advice regarding connecting a home network to
> the outside world via ADSL when I received the last list digest
> (Gllug digest, Vol 1 #1884 - 14 msgs), where Murray sort of touches
> the subject.
>
>  From what I read, maybe someone could tell me how to get hold of
> the old (archived?) messages so that I too can benefit from your
> expertise please.
>
> Otherwise, I'd appreciate any suggestions/hints/directions on
> what you think is a good (best?) way to set up an ADSL line to
> a small home network (usually 3 PCs) in a secure way running
> Linux (OpenBSD?). I'm comtemplating using an old PC as a firewall
> and buying Alcatel's 'Speed Touch USB Self Install Pack' (as far as
> I know the only one ADSL modem with drivers for Linux) to 'feed'
> into it. Is this a cost effective way of doing it?
>
> I'm a Linux novice and certainly not a network expert, and even though
> my curiosity to explore Linux doesn't prevent me from trying to do
> something so big (from where I'm standing), it's not enough to stop
> me from worrying about security. Therefore any help is very much
> welcomed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> TM
>
>
>
> >Message: 11
> >From: Murray
> >  <murray at minty.org>
> >To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> >Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 13:18:14 +0100
> >Subject: [Gllug] irc client recommendation
> >Reply-To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> >
> >On a different and slightly off topic note - I got myself adsl enabled
> >last night. Asus ethernet modem/firewall from solwise, isp from
> >eclipse.net.uk, 2 network cards (internal/external) and more cat5 than I
> >care to think about, with a p2 266 linux box acting as a second (inner)
> >nat/firewall/gateway to the rest of the home network.  You could say
> ><manure>pig</manure>.
> >
> >Basically, I just wanted to say thanks to the gllug collective - getting
> >this all setup was, for me, a bit of a learning curve, and quietly reading
> >gllug over the last few months has given me numerous pointers, hints, tips
> >and advice.  And the odd laugh. So ta very much.
>
>
>
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