[SC.LUG] USB DSL Modems

[Tom Mitchell]

Dave,
Mine is an ADSL modem wireless router. One cable to the phone line, one to 
power and ethernet to machines where required. Set up is via a web page and 
very easy with 3com. The internal firewall works well, wirless is easy 
security too.   I have 3 xandros boxes and one xp box conected 2 wirelessly. 
Not had a problem running linux on any machine( 1 P3, 1 amd athlon and one 
amd64) . I would say make your own box using what you want. Only takes a 
couple of hours and a screw driver. Worth partioning the hard drive poperly 
for Linux though. Updating or experienting with distros is easy then.
Tom

>From: Dave Briggs <linux at davebriggs.net>
>Reply-To: South Cheshire GNU/Linux Users <sc at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>To: South Cheshire GNU/Linux Users <sc at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>Subject: RE: [SC.LUG] USB DSL Modems
>Date: Tue,  1 Nov 2005 12:26:54 +0000
>
>Quoting Tom Mitchell <trmitchell at hotmail.co.uk>:
>
> > Hi,
> > I am a newbie here. I use Xandros 3.0.2 and connect using a wireless 
>3com
> > office connect router. These are cheap at the moment and i have had no
> > problems for over a year. It came with  a free usb stick it works easily
> > under Xandros with Ndiswrapper.
> > All the best
> > Tom
>
>Thanks, Tom, and welcome. I must admit to knowing nothing about networking 
>and
>wireless things, though I am interested in getting a wireless connection so
>that the Windows laptop can share my broadband link.
>
>How do these routers work? Do you just plug it into the phone socket and
>(presumably) the mains, and configure it via a PC?
>
>--
>Dave Briggs
>linux at davebriggs.net | http://davebriggs.net | http://davebriggs.net/sclug
>
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