This is where I would (and did) move away from the Mac architecture. Set up
a dedicated, dual-homed, i386-platform, GNU/Linux box as a firewall/router.
Once you get it set up, it will run without keyboard, mouse, or monitor.
For example, mine is a 200mhz Pentium with 64M memory, a 2G hard drive, and
2 3com 10mbps NICs. Our peers over on LowEndPCs should be able to provide
all the specs for this type of machine.
Sp00ky
At 04:29 PM 6/25/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Maybe this is a little bit off topic, but...
>
>My ethernet DSL modem (Alcatel Speed Touch Home) does have DHCP
>capabilities, which are by default turned off.
>I'd like to share this DSL connection.
>My provider (Bell South) uses PPPoE connections.
>I'm beginning to appreciate the utility, reliability, and efficiency of
>hardware router function instead of software...
>
>My compact macs and Power macs all have ethernet capabilities, known good,
>but I am so far only able to get my wintel machines successfully online with
>this connection.
>
>Has anyone successfully set up a software router for this situation?
>Is it strongly recommended that I instead buy a hardware router, despite
>still having to pay for this modem?
>If so, or even if not, has anyone found a particular modem to be well-suited
>for this setup?
>
>Thanks for any input,
>-Brian
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