Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-20 Thread Grant
Status:Enable; VPI:0; VCL:35; Protocol:Bridge Bridge Broadcast Enabled Bridge Multicast Enabled Ooohhh, it's a /bridge/... I hadn't realised that. All of the routers I'm familiar with have acted as gateways/firewalls - and to be honest I don't really know how to deal with bridges. You

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-18 Thread Ryan Tandy
Grant wrote: Are you sure I can disable internal DHCP? My Gentoo router needs to use DHCP to get an IP address from the Westell modem/router right? - Grant Sorry, was half asleep when I wrote that - of course the modem won't be assigning addresses to your other boxes since they're on the

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-18 Thread Ryan Tandy
Grant wrote: ### Status:Enable; VPI:0; VCL:35; Protocol:Bridge Bridge Broadcast Enabled Bridge Multicast Enabled Ooohhh, it's a /bridge/... I hadn't realised that. All of the routers I'm familiar with have acted as gateways/firewalls - and to be honest I don't really know how to deal with

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-17 Thread Grant
Sounds good to me. Could this be the same type of feature as the DMZ Port/Host: ### Static NAT Set Up an IP Address to be your Default NAT Destination. Static NAT Device or specify IP Address All unsolicited inbound traffic will be sent to the above device. Note: Static Nat and IP

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-16 Thread Grant
I'd like it to behave that way as much as possible so my Gentoo router can handle as many of the router duties as possible. I've disabled the Westell's firewall. What other types of things should I look for in the Westell's configuration screen to disable? Is there anything that might

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-16 Thread Grant
snip I'd like it to behave that way as much as possible so my Gentoo router can handle as many of the router duties as possible. I've disabled the Westell's firewall. What other types of things should I look for in the Westell's configuration screen to disable? Is there anything that

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-16 Thread Ryan Tandy
Grant wrote: Sounds good to me. Could this be the same type of feature as the DMZ Port/Host: ### Static NAT Set Up an IP Address to be your Default NAT Destination. Static NAT Device or specify IP Address All unsolicited inbound traffic will be sent to the above device. Note: Static Nat

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-15 Thread Grant
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

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-15 Thread Ryan Tandy
Grant wrote: snip snip snip I'd like it to behave that way as much as possible so my Gentoo router can handle as many of the router duties as possible. I've disabled the Westell's firewall. What other types of things should I look for in the Westell's configuration screen to disable? Is

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-12 Thread Mark Shields
On 5/12/06, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 12 May 2006 08:03, Mark Shields [EMAIL PROTECTED] wroteabout 'Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)': On 5/12/06, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 11 May 2006 22:18, Grant

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 12 May 2006 09:03:19 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: DSL and cable modems are different. DSL uses PPPoE. A cable modem does not. Not necessarily. In the UK, ADSL uses PPPoA but all of the ethernet modems I've used, including plain modems with no routing capabilities, use plain old

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-12 Thread Mark Shields
On 5/12/06, Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 12 May 2006 09:03:19 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: DSL and cable modems are different.DSL uses PPPoE.A cable modem does not.Not necessarily. In the UK, ADSL uses PPPoA but all of the ethernet modems I've used, including plain modems with no

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 12 May 2006 10:51:50 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: My experience came from using a DSL modem in the U.S. From a quick google search, PPPoA (PPP over ATM) is generally for internal DSL modems; Not over here. The main UK DSL network uses ATM, irrespective of modem type. -- Neil

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-12 Thread Mark Shields
On 5/12/06, Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 12 May 2006 10:51:50 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: My experience came from using a DSL modem in the U.S.From a quick google search, PPPoA (PPP over ATM) is generally for internal DSL modems; Not over here. The main UK DSL network uses ATM,

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 12 May 2006 11:31:59 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: Not over here. The main UK DSL network uses ATM, irrespective of modem type. I'm not saying your doesn't. I said From a quick google search, PPPoA (PPP over ATM) is generally for internal DSL modems; I don't want to get into

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-11 Thread Farhan Ahmed
Grant wrote: I set up my spare Gentoo box up as a wireless router for my new Verizon ADSL connection by following the instructions here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml My setup is a little different though because I'm using a madwifi card to provide wireless access.

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-11 Thread Grant
I set up my spare Gentoo box up as a wireless router for my new Verizon ADSL connection by following the instructions here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml My setup is a little different though because I'm using a madwifi card to provide wireless access. Things are

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-11 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Thursday 11 May 2006 16:46, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)': 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

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-11 Thread Grant
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

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-11 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 11 May 2006 20:18:11 -0700 Grant wrote: 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. As you haven't told us what the make model of router/modem

[gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-10 Thread Grant
I set up my spare Gentoo box up as a wireless router for my new Verizon ADSL connection by following the instructions here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml My setup is a little different though because I'm using a madwifi card to provide wireless access. Things are working