[Malvern] Is there life in BT Broadband?

[Guy Inchbald]

Thanks for all the replies. A few more questions arising:

Does apt-get handle uninstalls as well as installs? And if so, how
bulletproof is it?

The main thing for online gaming is apparently that NAT address
translation is bad news, so I plan to give my son's PC the "official" IP
address and my PC's local ones.
The Westell Proline 6000 ADSl modem/router/firewall has a special IP
Pass-through mode for just this purpose, all for fifty quid. But: how do
I check its compatibility with Linux?
Do I even need to? It connects via Etherenet and has a web interface for
setup, so what could be Windows-specific?

BTW, satellite is not an option for gaming - the downlink suffers from
latency and the uplink still uses the phone line.
I am definitely on the borderline for distance, so I need the BT
engineer's check all right. I won't go for the Yahoo option though. When
its up-and-running I'll replace the freebie modem and Windows OS with
decent stuff.

Cheers,
Guy