On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 01:17:12PM -0600, Kevin wrote: > I'm in the same boat. > > Actually, I don't really need an internal ADSL modem per se, > primarily I just need a "managed" ADSL device from which I can > automatically obtain line quality and carrier loss information via > SNMP or a serial port or some other OpenBSD-compatible mechanism.
You can't really go wrong with a ZyXEL ADSL router. See http://www.zyxel.co.uk/ Most models support SNMP, sysloging, and a *FULL* telnet interface that can be scripted via expect (an OBSD package) I have a cron job that pings some devices at my ISP, and if that fails, telnet into the router and reset the line/reboot it. You could be more intelligent by using SNMP traps, or tail a syslog file & grep for session closing notifications. FWIW, they use a BSD internally and not a Linux, so they are pretty stable. Craig.
