[Gllug] Need Broadband Modem that supports IPv6

[Dan Kolb]

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.

You have a spare old PC lying around, no?

Dan
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