D-Man wrote: > > I will be moving shortly and will no longer have my T1 connection :-(. > I am considering getting DSL or a cable modem, but wanted to check > with the Debian gurus first. Assuming both services are available, > how well do they interroperate with Debian? What are people's > opinions/experiences with them?
I've had cable access via RoadRunner for two years and I've been very happy. They gave me a 3Com 509 ethernet card and it is well supported by linux. I use dhcpcd to obtain my IP address which very rarely changes (although lots of people seem to use "pump") instead. > > Also, I want to set up IP masq'ing with an old i486 running Windows > 95. What would be the suggested mechanism for connecting the two > machines? Would ethernet be the easiest/cheapest way? PLIP probably > isn't an option since it would interfere with printers on both sides > and other devices on the 486 side. Is SLIP reasonably fast? If so, > how do I configure the serial port properly? I tried setserial once > but couldn't get the printer to work with it. I serve my cable modem to my wife's computer via IP masquerading. I bought two cheap 10/100 PCI ethernet cards ($15 each - Realtek 8139 chipset) and built my own crossover cable to connect them (e.g. http://linux1.tlc.north.denver.k12.co.us/~gmoreno/wiring/peer.html ). You can buy crossover cables, too, pretty cheap. Then it's just a matter of configuring the networking stuff. In general... it's a very inexpensive method, it's fast, and it's relatively easy to setup. -- Brian J. Stults Doctoral Candidate Department of Sociology University at Albany - SUNY Phone: (518) 442-4652 Fax: (518) 442-4936 Web: http://www.albany.edu/~bs7452
