> Can anyone recommend what models of external or PCI DSL modems work best > with linux and jetstart/jetstream? > > Dickies have a Nokia NI200 at half price (~$230) at the moment. > Looking for something suitable for using on a masqueraded Slackware setup, > preferably with minimum expense :) > IHUG Ultra is getting too much of a hassle. > > Thanks > Andrew > > ~ If at first you don't succeed, blame your computer. ~ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > To remove yourself from this list, email nzlug-request@linux.net.nz > with "unsubscribe" in the body of the message. > I can't speak for the 3Com modems, however in the Nokia range you can go with several of their models depending on what you're after. If you want to use Slackware as the proxy/firewall/inet host, a Nokia Ni200 PCI modem would probably be pretty sweet. I haven't had any experience setting this up but as far as I'm aware, it is possible to do in Linux. The card is PnP so that would require a bit of work getting isapnp sorted out, but once its going, the OS treats it pretty much like a modem. The Ni500 is not a very good box. It does the NAT for you which is okay, but as has already been mentioned, there is no way to pin hole ports. The M1122 is an excellent box. Full router with both SNMP, Telnet, and Web administration interfaces. It has 4 ethernet ports on it so you can plug it into multiple networks quite easily. The router is capable of port forwarding not only TCP and UDP, but a range of other protocols as well and it can all be setup rather simply from the web interface. For the power user, the telnet gives you the most control however. With the Ni500 and the M1122, they are both external devices that plug into your hub or directly into a computer via the eth# device. Both can be setup as a bridge if you want to turn one of your computers into essentially the external host. With the M1122 being a full router with multiple ethernet ports, its a very useful device in a business/multi network situation. I'm not a big fan of the Ni500, but as a bridge I guess it might do what you want. I'd verify its full functionality with Nokia. Don't rely on their website. From what I've ever seen there, its all marketing makeup. My personal preference would be the M1122. It can do a lot and has the best functionality of the entire Nokia range (with maybe a slight exception known as the MW1122 which adds wireless to the list of functions). Hope this information helps. ------------------------------------------------------------------- To remove yourself from this list, email nzlug-request@linux.net.nz with "unsubscribe" in the body of the message.
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