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Carsten Bormann wrote: > On Aug 10, 2009, at 03:01, Stanislav Shalunov wrote: > >> The cable/DSL modems provide neither wifi nor NAT services. > > A very common (the most common? at least in my perception...) > configuration in Europe is a single box that combines DSL modem, NAT, > WiFi AP and, if part of a phone line replacement offering, some SIP/RTP > to legacy telephony gateway (POTS, ISDN sockets). Just to give one > (popular) example of such a box: Speedport W503V, € 2 when ordered with > a new DSL line. I have a Westell VersaLink model 327W, which I've used for several years, as have many Verizon customers. Like modems I've had since before 2000, it includes a NAT. Like modems I've had since 2003, it has integrated wifi. Most people I know are not techies - they get one box from the telco / cableco and just use it. FWIW, most telcos and cablecos will even help you setup a few laptops/desktops as part of the install. That's typical for DSL and cable modem installations in the US, and has been for many years now. FWIW, people don't buy these things from Amazon or anywhere else directly in the US - they come free with 1-2 yrs of service. Joe -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkqALgUACgkQE5f5cImnZrt9ZgCgxlQVLHn983ZzOmYuqbtnL8F2 P1UAniVFaK/6HgjeSUvv0OwumknYkzYE =G6jY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
