If you get Optus broadband, its very easy to setup a router machine with two network cards (if you have an ethernet modem) or if you have a usb modem- skip the second network card. for verification you simply need to name your router as your Optus account name- i believe that they use your modems serial as the other part of the verification (i could be wrong on this).
If you make the fateful mistake (like i did) of choosing Telstra, then the verification process becomes more complex.
Anyway, the setup i have is a dedicated old machine (for smoothwall a 500Mb HD is more than enough, i run a 200Mhz cpu) which sits between the modem and the switch with DHCP enabled- it has worked for me for quite some time. and apart from having to restart the smoothwall box every 3-4 months, id say its fairly solid.
(mind you, i intend to try out IpCop soon enough)
As for the linespeed question.. i really don't know the answer, maybe ping???
cheers,
Jasper
On 29/11/2003, at 10:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Shaun Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 29 November 2003 9:02:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] more smoothwall questions.
ok my reason for this post is 2 fold.
1. first and foremost can one get an indication of one's linespeed with
smoothwall if so how or where,
2. I'm seriously considering optus cable within the next few months. how
can I set it up to be accessable by all the computers on my network? or,
can I just connect it to the uplink on my hub I have here and designate
1 machine as the router?
thanks in advance for any and all answers.
-- Shaun Oliver
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