On 08/27/2011 08:49 PM, JF Straeten wrote: > May I ask which VDSL2 modem you are using with your soekris box (brand > and model) ? > > I don't need (and rather prefer not) a full featured one, just a modem > to handle the DSL connexion initiated by software (under Debian > GNU/Linux, if it's matter) on the soekris. >
Unfortunately there remain interoperability issues between VDSL2 implementations which make it a bit risky to just go out and buy hardware and expect it to work properly. If you remember it took quite a while for this to become possible after ADSL was standardised and again (albeit more quickly) after ADSL2+ was. Even if you find a device that works when you start using it, you run the risk of regressions when your service provider upgrades their DSLAM software, which they will be unwilling to help you resolve. A few months ago I requested an upgrade of my broadband line from ADSL to ADSL2+ so that I could continue using an ADSL2+-capable PCI modem in my net5501. Unfortunately my service provider switched me to VDSL2 instead, forcing me to adopt their hideous, hideously over-featured and therefore hideously power-hungry home gateway, which I'm now using purely as a modem in bridging mode. But at least it works. _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
