On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 06:32:20PM -0500, 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 am using Debian with DSL. Setting it up was as easy as installing a second ethernet card, hooking everything up, editing /etc/network/interfaces and running '/etc/init.d/networking restart'. This is with a static IP. With DHCP or PPPOE, it would be a bit more involved. > > 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 am using a 10 Mb NE2000 clone (~$5.00 ea.) in each of my machines, with a $5.95 BNC cable from Radio Shack and a $2.00 termination at each end. It's expandable without needing to buy a hub. Cheap, works great. SLIP will do 115 kb if the serial cards have 16550AN UARTs (less if they do not). Bob
