[Gllug] Anyone having broadband (probably PlusNet) problems today?

[Andy McGarty]

<lots of snips>
>> Another way would be to use a PCI modem in the firewall box.
>
> I'm waiting to get a bigger case for my firewall so I can fit a PCI
> modem in it (Aria - http://www.aria.co.uk/ were selling PCI DSL modems
> for £8 or so recently. When I bought one, it was based on the unicorn
> chipset, and produced by Bewan). Currently, it will only accomodate
> half-height PCI cards.
>
> The binary drivers apparently work fine, and seem to be both stable and
> kept in tune with current kernel releases, but it's still a binary
> module, which is still icky and nasty.
>
IPCOP says it supports the Connexant PCI ADSL modem, but I've not tried it  
yet.  I guess you still need the binary drivers for the actual modem?

Andy


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