Hi Kory,
Yes - it's always on - I checked the router this morning and it had an
uptime of about 300Hrs while the modem showed 90Hrs since the last DSL
setup. I have the box set to reconnect whenever the connection is
dropped so I can SSH into the home systems from work anytime.
For the record, this is ADSL - I get about 1.2Mb/s incomming but only
20kb/s outgoing which is really fine for what they are selling it for -
especially since I can remember my first network connection over a 110
baud modem ...
You may be able to get the DSL modem to do the whole firewall/NAT/DHCP
thing (they are getting better all the time) - but I'd be very happy to
exchange the router for beer to whoever :-))
--
Edmund Cramp
http://www.emgsrus.com/graffiti.htm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
> Of Kory Wnuk
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:26 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Bellsouth DSL Connection
>
>
> Hey Edmund,
>
> With your setup, are you always connected to the
> outside world? I am assuming that because of the
> router that you do not have to login via PPPOE. I
> have taken a look at what is involved in upgrading the
> Alcatel SpeedTouch Home to a Pro version. It does not
> appear to be a major deal. However, what it looks
> like is that you end up with the modem and router
> functions (i.e., NAT) taken care by one piece of
> hardware instead of two.
>
> If Mat does not end up with the router, I would be
> willing to make the swap for whatever quantity of beer
> you deem appropriate.
>
> Thanks for your help thus far. I do not expect the
> SpeedTouch modem to be in my hands until the 13th.
>
> Kory
>
> --- Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Kory,
> >
> > I suspect that you can run DYNDNS using a daemon on
> > your machine to
> > update the IP address - I haven't done it because
> > the Netgear router
> > takes care of it for me. Likewise, since the
> > Netgear box handles the
> > NAT and port forwarding, I haven't bothered to try
> > and get the modem
> > to do it.
> >
> > However, if all you want is one machine connected
> > to the net then
> > what you're proposing should work fine if you don't
> > want to run any
> > services - your system will be "live" on the net so
> > you should check
> > your systems security settings - note too that the
> > SpeedTouch modem
> > will come with a default admin password so you'll
> > want to reset that
> > too before some free-spirited soul does it for you
> > ;-) - you should
> > find a booket in with the modem that will give you
> > the IP
> > configuration information and Bellsouth DNS
> > addresses.
> >
> > Edmund Cramp
> > --
> > http://www.emgsrus.com/graffiti.htm
>
>
> =====
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