> 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. Theres a bunch of people over at the NZ DSL mailing list (unixathome.org/adsl) who'd love to hear from you then. As far as we all know, there are currently NO internal DSL modems that work under linux (including the Ni200). If you have information on how to make an Ni200 work under Linux, there are alot of people on that list who would be interested and I encourage you to pop over there and > 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. Erm - Telecom NZ don't allow people to use bridge mode on their DSL modems on the NZ DSL network. Therefore NEITHER of these modems will allow you to have the external IP address on the eth# device on your PC. The only modem on the market (AFAIK) that will allow this feature on the NZ DSL network is the 3Com DualConnect DSL modem. > 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. Once again, the Ni500 will not run as a bridge on the NZ DSL network. > 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). The M1122 is a great modem (I personally prefer the M11), but in this case I think the only modem suitable for his needs (running NAT on the *nix box with real world IP) is the 3Com dual-connect. Rgds, Pete Mundy - Technician Advanced Communications +64-3-546-9169 / +64-25-480-840 E-Mail: Pete@AdvComm.Co.NZ ------------------------------------------------------------------- To remove yourself from this list, email nzlug-request@linux.net.nz with "unsubscribe" in the body of the message.
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