On Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at 09:29 pm, Brian Smith wrote:
> 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? > FWIW I use a Speed Touch Pro, and find it fine. However, I'm too acronymically illiterate to know the significance of the PPPoE connection requirement. There's a guide to setting up a Speed Touch Pro with Macs at http://homepage.mac.com/dogcow/stprohowto.html - which may be of some help. Stuart -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
