[Preston] Broadband

[Richard Revis]

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On Thursday 13 Feb 2003 9:32 pm, John wrote:

> If I get broadband, am I looking at using a WIND-DOZE machine to hook up =
to
> broadband via the ADSL card and perhaps subnetting my internal network and
> putting the ipcop firewall between the win doze ADSL machine and the rest
> of my lan?

ISTR answering this before, ah well...

An ADSL ethernet router will be cheaper/easier/less power consuming than us=
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a Windows box to route DSL, and even then a PCI card will probably work und=
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Linux.

You will need a ethernet modem in any event if you are planning to take up =
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multiple IP address service, Zen include 8 static addresses with standard=20
accounts.

ADSLguide.org is your friend, and remember to avoid BT/BTO like the plague =
:o)

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