On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 03:21:04AM -0500, Jerry Human wrote:
>
> I am apparently looking for a modem. Since the computer that accessed
> DSL was stolen, the TI ADSL NETWORK adapter (modem?) went with it. I am
> still paying for DSL service with no means to access it. I want to get
> back "on".
>
> That said, where can I get an economical DSL modem? Checking
> Pricewatch/Modems results in too many 56k modems and no DSL modems.
> Checking Pricewatch/networking results in DSL routers, all requiring DSL
> modems but not offering any modems. Doing a 'net search for DSL modems
> results in a miriad of discussions of DSL but no modem sales. Contacting
> Ameritech (my provider) results in a lot of BS about not supporting
> Linux and refusal to sell me a $350 external modem. Doing all this on a
> 28.8 connection is painful.
Didn't I post a list in first post of models/where to buy?
Secondly, I suspect BellSouth would pull the same crap were I in your
shoes. It is a cop out and gets you off the phone, and the tech's call
time average improves a wee bit (they track that stuff). I would start
climbing the ladder and asking for a supervisor, or level 2 tech or
whatever Ameritech calls it, and make a polite but strong case. If it
doesn't work, hang up and call back again. Someone there will see the
light.
BTW, ebay is usually awash in DSL modems.
> > Being a Linux list, we might mention how well Linux performs as
> > router, gateway, firewall, and DHCP server, http server, mail
> > server, ftp server ;) And it does PPPoE (choose your poison).
> > Infinitely configurable, and reasonably priced to boot.
>
> That statement is in essence one of the major reasons I am
> attempting to learn and use Linux. Doesn't that statement ultimatly
> mean I don't need all the expensive hardware required for a
> comparable Windows setup?
More or less. You just need that modem ;) And Linux of course. You can
do a lot more with Linux than the dsl/cable routers.
> Being a Linux/network/DSL newbie, I'm not sure. I don't know what I
> need. I have all Linux boxes, 10/100 NICs, cat 5 cables and an 8 port
> 10/100 hub ready to build a network. The only thing lacking is the
> hardware to connect to DSL.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was planning to use an old 486DX50
> machine for DSL/gateway/firewall/router connected to the hub that
> connected the Linux boxes. I was also thinking of eventually getting The
> NIC (www.thinknic.com) to serve that purpose since it is already an
> economical Linux box.
Not familiar with this, but everything you have said makes perfect
sense to me, and should work fine. One reason I like Linux, is because
I can do almost anything with it.
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