On 4/15/05, Jason Gurtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 4/15/2005 04:38, Declan Moriarty wrote:
>
> > The modem apparently can function as
> > 1. As a router. The route then is is pppoe over dsl and it handles the
> > traffic from the box and feeds out the usb port
> >
> > 2. As a bridge,. In this case it has a configurable dhcp server or
> > relay operating via the lan output. The idea is to bridge 2 halves of
> > a network via a dsl line.
>
> This sounds like a similar "modem" that SBC/Yahoo is shipping now over
> here in the states. You probably want to set it up in the router mode.
> That way it handles all the PPPoE stuff and you'll just have to set up a
> proper gateway or DHCP on your client machines. Have you searched the
> forums on broadbandreports.com? Often you can find little hacks and
> tricks for configuring these sorts of things. As long as there's a LAN
> Ethernet port on it you shouldn't require any drivers at all for it.
>
> I hate that the industry calls these things modems. There's no modulating
> or demodulating involved, it's all digital and no dialing, so WTF call it
> a modem???. The simplest ones are really a CSU/DSU type device that can
> do bridging and the type you have is not only that but also a router.
Thanks for that, Jason, iand the links.
I'm currently buried in getting usb out of the mire here. I will come
back to you on it.
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All the Best
Declan.
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