> It is a pity. Using this method one could have the public IP address on > an ethernet > interface and have the modem do all PPP over ATM handling. This seems > to be no > longer possible, and even though I have done many searches I have not > been able > to find a new modem that can still do this.
One way to avoid all these pesky cheap/cruddy modem/CPE issues is to purchase a PCI ADSL card, pop it in a computer running Linux, and use that for all your routing/NAT needs. I use the Sangoma S518 (http://www.sangoma.com/datasheets/p_s518adsl-specs) and it works perfectly. My ADSL line happens to be PPPoE, but you can throw just about anything (including PPPoA) at the S518. On my Linux machine, it presents an "Ethernet" style device (w1ad) which my PPPoE software communicates with, and provides a PPP-style (ppp0) device, which is what my IP address is bound to and handles all of the incoming and outgoing IP traffic. It works great, and I never have to worry about the NAT or connection tracking table size; I can increase it to pretty much any arbitrary value when needed (and it is needed because I have a LOT of computers behind it, and I do a lot of nerdy stuff in addition to being in the ntp pool). I'm not trying to advertise for this card, and I suspect there are other cards that can do this. The S518 just happens to be the one I use. I have no affiliation/etc with Sangoma other than using one of their cards. Rusty _______________________________________________ timekeepers mailing list [email protected] https://fortytwo.ch/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/timekeepers
