[Gllug] Need Broadband Modem that supports IPv6

[Robert McKay]

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Dan Kolb <gllug at eco.li> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 04:41:36PM +0100, Alain Williams wrote:
> > I changed ISP a few weeks ago as I want to use IPv6.
> >
> > I was recommended getting something and reflashing with OpenWRT, seemed
> simple enough.
> > First attempt was a Linksys WRT54GL which is advertised as a Broadband
> router.
> > I checked OpenWRT - it is well supported, however it expects a UTP
> connection to
> > the Internet - ie it does not have it's own built in modem :-(
> > Drat! I thought that I knew what I was doing - it seems not.
> >
> > People on this list seem to have Pv6 -- what do you recommend ?
> Preferably not costing the earth.
> >
> > I don't care if the modem will do wifi - I just want it to give me a UTP
> connection
> > to the Internet.
>
> You'll be wanting an ADSL modem set to go into bridging mode. This way it
> does
> the underlying magic to convert ethernet into phone line, but your computer
> actually handles the PPP connections.
>
> I've had good results using OpenBSD's pppoe(4) driver to do the connection;
> however, I think it still doesn't support IPv6. But the point is, it can be
> done.
>

Somewhat related query - does anyone know if there are any adsl2 modems that
support jumbo ethernet frames such that you can do pppoe using large
ethernet frames and end up with IP packets with a 1500byte payload after PPP
and ethernet decapsulation?

Rob.
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