For VDSL the ZyXEL P-871M is ideal for bridging: it can only bridge ! So no headaches about how to enable the bridging mode or endless fiddling through menus.
Too bad that Zyxel do not applies the same concept for ADSL... Daniele -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Will van Gulik Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 10:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [swinog] Efficient ADSL2 Bridges nowdays Jeroen, as I'm doing my v6 on a router behind the bridge, I really don't care about what feature as the bridge, beside bridging ;) Roger, I'm quite fan of pcengines already, however they don't do the interconnection with the incombent (isp) supporting *dsl interaction. I'm really interested on the device at the front of it. W. On 2/1/11 8:23 PM, Roger Blum wrote: > Hi Will > > On 01.02.2011, at 16:44, Jeroen Massar wrote: >> On 2011-02-01 15:29, Will van Gulik wrote: >>> Heya people, >>> >>> Currently maintaining many customers network offices with ADSLs >>> connections, generaly bridging the router on site and doing all my >>> routing on a *nix box. >>> >>> In this design, I'm looking for some efficient, low price, reliable >>> hardware that would do only the bridge work. >> The Netopia VDSL[1] thingies that Swisscom gives along with the VDSL >> offer works like a charm over here. I just disabled the wireless on >> it (as I could not manage it and hey, that is not the way to do it) >> and put it into bridge mode and indeed have a Linux box behind it for >> IPv4 NAT and IPv6 tunneling, nice clean 1480 path to the PoP ;) >> >> Otherwise you might want to look at the new AVM 7570 box, that one >> can even do IPv6 (with some quirks like no static routing yet but it >> does work ;) even supports TIC+heartbeat. >> >> For that matter, just cut down the list to everything that does >> support >> IPv6 and skip the rest as that is then not a good investment. >> >> [1] http://www.netopia.com/equipment/products/miavo/index.html > I can recommend hardware from PC Engines [2] on where you can run different > operating systems on a CompactFlash card. There are also a few naked os > (Debian, CentOS) images or prepared router/firewall images linked on the > site, such as m0n0wall [3] or pfSense [4]. > > [2] http://www.pcengines.ch/ > [3] http://m0n0.ch/wall/ > [4] http://www.pfsense.org/ > > Cheers, > Roger _______________________________________________ swinog mailing list [email protected] http://lists.swinog.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swinog "This e-mail, any associated files and the information contained in them are confidential and is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you have received this message in error please notify the originator and delete the email immediately. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is strictly forbidden. E-mails to and from the company are monitored for operational reasons and in accordance with lawful business practices. Any opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the company. The company does not conclude contracts by email and all negotiations are subject to contract. We make every effort to maintain our network free from computer viruses but accept no responsibility for any viruses which might be transferred by this e-mail." _______________________________________________ swinog mailing list [email protected] http://lists.swinog.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swinog
