On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 09:56 +1200, Derek Smithies wrote: > Get the free modem from Telecom.
That's the DSL-302G Robert referred to. (Roger's wanting Telstra tho?) > This modem is supposedly able to only > support one computer on the internal LAN. > > However, after a firmware upgrade (which you download from the > manufacturer) etc etc, you discover that it can support multiple computers > on the internal LAN. It does this with no upgrade, out of the box - just patch it to your hub (I used the "uplink" socket). > > Then you plug a cheap ($60) switch from dse into it, and you have it all > working.... > > External modems are great, particularly when they connect to your computer > via ethernet. The often have internal web servers that provide > configuration and status information. These modems don't care what os you > have on your boxes. They do seem fussy about browsers (see Rex's thread two weeks ago). But Robert has just reported success, with a minute's delay, on Linux. That'd be good to see confirmed. Cheers, Rik -- Richard Tindall, InfoHelp Services <http://www.infohelp.co.nz>, on: Ubuntu GNU/Linux 5.04 free OS, 2.6.10-5-686 kernel, GNOME 2.10.0 desktop OpenOffice.org 1.1.3, Firefox 1.0.2 browser, Evolution 2.2.1.1 groupware GIMP 2.2.2 graphics, Quanta+ 3.4.0 web-dev-env, gFTP 2.0.18 filetransfer
