[Sussex] We want broadband!

[John D.]

Angelo,

I would try and convince you NOT to go for the Alcatel.

I still have an alcatel speedtouch usb (yours for about the £20 mark -
offers ?) but if you want things set up quickly, then the slightly more
expensive, but definitely better way to go is the "ethernet/NIC" route.

My speedtouch was brilliant for just windows - that's the drivers that they
supplied - and it's easy enough to get the linux driver for it, but when it
comes to more than one OS, it was a pain. Also, just occasionally, mandrake
would decide to through in an error, that I never did manage to resolve (I'm
too impatient) - something about one of the commands in the speedtouch.sh
not being found, and although it's probably not too much of a problem to
sort, my novice approach was always to re-install mandrake, which always
cured it. I'm currently using the solwise SAR110, that I got via Neil Ford
(I think), anyway, it's absolutely brilliant, I haven't had to reboot it or
anything, the browser interface is vvv easy (even for a nugget like me), the
support was excellent (I've only had to ring them because I am such a
nugget), and setting it up for linux is a joke, it's that easy - mine is a
basic one with only 1 port, and it's got a serial port as will, if you ever
wanted to do some of that CLI stuff - but as I said, the browser interface
is excellent.

Just my 2 pence worth, if it's of any help.

regards

JohnD.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angelo Servini" <Angelo.Servini at claybrook.co.uk>
To: <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:55 AM
Subject: [Sussex] We want broadband!


> Sorry Jon
>
> Unless there is a much better reason for having the solwise - Alcatel
> are selling an internal PCI, ADSL Modem for about 29 quid inclusive of
> postage.  A PCI device should install under Linux pretty easily (i've
> also been avoiding USB as it seems a little flaky under Linux at the mo.
>
> Also, could you explain the terminology please - as I'm pretty new at
> this.  Things like: CLI, SNMP, NAT and DSLAM?  Not that i'm straining
> NATs?  :D
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jon Fautley [mailto:jon at geekpeople.net]
> >Sent: Monday, 08 September 2003 17:50
> >To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
> >Subject: Re: [Sussex] [FS] broadband, Yippie!
> >
> <snip>
> >
> >If you need a basic ADSL router, I have a Solwise SAR705 knocking about
> >that I was gonna ebay. It's a basic ADSL router, 1 console (+cable!), 1
> >power, 1 ethernet and 1 DSL socket on the back. Has a decent CLI for
> >doing SNMP stuff. No web interface though. I've been using this for
> >approx 14 months with no trouble (Except right at the start when BT had
> >to upgrade their DSLAM's to support the modem). It's a bit funny to get
> >into routed IP mode, but I managed it (you need to make a change at the
> >CLI). Using it in NAT mode works a dream.
> >
>
> BTW Thanks for the help.
>
> Cheers
>
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