Volker,
Thanks for your input. All though I hope you haven't started a debate again
that will fill everyones mail box, as we all went over the Telstra verses
Telecom issue here in list a few weeks ago.
Actually I contacted TelstraClear and because the front of my works premises
is over 6metres from the foot path and the street has underground wiring.
And because there is a tarsealed carpark between the building and the
footpath they are not very interested in us as cable customers.
The criteria we would have to meet is for us to spend over $300 per month
with them. If we changed our complete telephone system over to them then we
would actually meet this criteria. However our business is not prepared to
commit to a different communications company at this time.
cheers and regards,
Nick E
On Saturday 20 April 2002 6:38 pm, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> On Sat 20 Apr 2002 17:44:21 NZST +1200, Nick Elder CLUG wrote:
> > I am looking hard at that very modem-router (Dynalink RTA 020) for
> > jetstart for my work,
>
> Personally, I can not overstress the advice to go with Telstra/Saturn if
> at all possible. The hassle is absolutely zero. Silch. As in, nothing.
>
> Pick a spare NIC in any of your PCs, ifconfig it with your personal
> global static IP given to you by Telstra/Saturn/Clear/Whatevertoday and
> you're off. Your system config tool does this for you.
>
> You wouldn't have had to deal with this kind of rubbish, nor setup
> anything else like dhcp.
>
> This all for the price of at most, less last time I looked, a jetstart
> connection. Plus you don't aid Telecom in ripping off your ISP, and do
> something positive for competition in the ISP market. (And if you
> personally feel so inclined, you can, after having listened to Telecom
> telling you where to go for many a year, now return the favour.)
>
> > though the list or at least carbon copied to me as well please. As I am
> > eager to hear any advise anyone may have on this subject.
>
> See above :)
>
> Volker
Shaun,
��������I am looking hard at that very modem-router (Dynalink RTA 020) for
jetstart
for my work, I havent purchased it yet though. �And figured that I would try
and use it though a dedicated firewall such as smoothwall or IPCOP, like you.�
��
��������My point here is that I hope any advise people have, can be directed
back
though the list or at least carbon copied to me as well please. As I am eager
to hear any advise anyone may have on this subject.
cheers,
Nick Elder
On Saturday 20 April 2002 1:42 pm, Shaun wrote:
>�I have had an IPCOP box active as a firewall for my dial up connection
>�for a �few weeks now but have just purchased a Dynalink RTA 020 and
>�subscribed to Jetstart and cannot figure out how to configure IPCOP
>�and the RTA 020 to allow me to use them together. �The RTA 020 works
>�fine with its default settings when connected directly to the hub but
>�when trying to go out via the IPCOP machine I cannot seem to get it to
>�work.
>
>�Any light thrown on this would be appreciated.
>�_______________________________________________________
>�Subject: RE: Adsl modems
>�From: Craig Falconer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>�Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 09:21:38 +1300
>
>�Dynalink RTA 020 is a beauty wee router, and not a lot more expensive
>�than a
>�modem.
>
>�A 3com dual link is good, but they haven't been made for 6+ months
>�now.
>�Alcatel ST Home is quite cheap, and does PPTP to the firewall linux
>�box who
>�is then responsible for NAT.
>
>�> ----------
>�> From: ������Simon Hansman[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>�> Sent: ������Monday, 4 March 2002 07:35
>�> To: ��������[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>�> Subject: ���Adsl modems
>�>
>�> Hi all,
>�>
>�> I'm about to get JetStart and was wondering on peoples experience with
>�> adsl
>�> modems. What I want to do is run Smoothwall or IPCop on an old P133, then
>�> have two networks in it, one to an 8 Port 10/100mbps switching hub and
>�> the
>�>
>�> other to an external adsl modem (I was thinking of getting an Asus
>�> AAM-6000EV). Any suggestions? I see you can get pci adsl
>�> modems...what's the support for these like under linux?
>�>
>�> Anything else I should be thinking about?
>�>
>�> Cheers
>�> Simon
