[Gllug] [mildly OT] minimal adsl routers?

[Tethys]

Nix writes:

>>From what I've heard, an Ethernet ADSL {modem,router,bridge} is by far
>the sanest choice; it works, doesn't require any kind of driver, and
>doesn't require any bizarre interfaces on the machine.

Correct. Getting anything else just doesn't make sense.

>I'd ideally like to find one that handles the horrid non-IP
>authentication and PPPoA stuff for you, but otherwise stays out of the
>way, forwarding Ethernet packets back and forth; to the Internet at
>large, the subnet behind this device is fully visible, with no NAT or
>similar cruft involved.

Mine does that. It's an Alcatel router supplied by BT in the days
before wires only connections were available. Static IP range, no
NAT, just pure IP routing between my subnet and my ISP. I do my own
NATing and firewalling on a separate box. No model number visible,
I'm afraid.

Tet

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