> > The instructions are all on CD. I reviewed them again and it's just
> > "plug in the power cord, plug in the ethernet cable, plug in the phone
> > cord" stuff. I'm completely sure it's just a DSL modem.
>
> If that's all you have to do, it's definitely a "router". It's a rather
> trivial one, since it just translates packets from one side to the other
> and does some minor bookkeeping, but it's a router. A xDSL modem would
> require authentication to be set up.
Weird.
> In your case, all you need to do is configure your Gentoo system for DHCP.
> You might want to use a longer timeout though. It can take a little while
> for the xDSL router to negotiate the connection.
Exactly right. I discovered that myself earlier today.
> > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml
>
> This document is for setting up a Gentoo box to /be/ a router, IIRC. If
> that's the case, it's not something you need for now.
I do need it if I want to connect my laptop to the Internet wirelessly
though. I also want to be able to ssh into my network via the
Internet. Will this modem/router make that impossible? If so I think
I'll call Verizon about their 30-day money back guarantee.
- Grant
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If you don't have to use/setup PPPoE to use the dsl connection, then it's a router (just dhcp needed). If you don't know what PPPoE is, and you used your PC to the dsl modem fine before, and didn't install any software (on your PC), then it's a dsl/router combo. This is quite common for dsl providers because then you don't have to setup PPPoE at all (authentication).
Since you have a dsl modem/router, it almost certainly uses NAT. Since it uses that, you have to forward port 22 to the IP of the Gentoo box. Check out the make/model and go to the manufacturer's website to find instructions on how to change the settings; however, most of the time you can type in your gateway IP in your web browser to get to the settings. Sometimes the page is passworded, sometimes it isn't. Judging from the IP you mentioned ( 192.168.1.47), it sounds like you have a Linksys dsl/router (although I'm not aware they made dsl/router combo boxes, only cable modem/router combo boxes).
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- Mark Shields
