[Wylug-help] ADSL interfaces for Linux

David Pashley wylug-help at davidpashley.com
Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:08:04 +0000


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On Tuesday 05 November 2002 10:11 am, Nigel Metheringham wrote:
> Looks like I'm going to be moving away from the wonders of NTL cable
> service and to the unimagined horrors of BT ADSL.
>
> Have people got any recommendations - or references to commentries on -
> ADSL connectivity for use with Linux.
>
> I specifically require that the Linux box is directly on the internet
> and not NATed off from it - so that means it either needs a USB type
> modem (which ones work reliably?), or a ethernet ADSL box which provides
> a bridged or eoppp type link rather than a NATed network.   Only one box
> needs to connect to the ADSL (since that box is going to be the gateway
> for anything else).
>
One thing I can not stress enough, is to not get the serive from BT OpenWorld.
Use an ISP with a clue.

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David Pashley
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