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Yes, check out an easy homebrew
solution:
1) Use a mini-itx motherboard and
case:
2) Install ipcop:
3) Done!
IPCop is the easiest and quickest firewall distro I
have seen. It supports USB modems. I'm using it now, has a great feature set.
Took me all of 10 minutes to install and get running.
Oops, no linux support for Efficient Networks /
Speedstream 4060 USB Modem. Out of luck there.
Sean
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 3:15
AM
Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Are there
USB/non-Ethernet Access Points available?
As far as I know, any USB modem (DSL, Cable, or Sat) cannot be
directly connected to a wireless router. Their might be a router
out
there somewhere that can do this but I haven't heard of it. I believe
that 50% of the reasoning behind going to a USB interface instead
of
Ethernet was to discourage broadband sharing. The other 50%
is probably
because not all motherboards have Ethernet built-in
but do have
USB.
If you have an extra computer with both Ethernet and USB you can
set it up to become a router. It can route the internet from the
USB
DSL modem through the Ethernet port and then to your wireless
access
point / router.
-Brian
On Saturday, October 11,
2003, at 07:46 PM, Galen Kone wrote:
I have SBC DSL through an Efficient Networks / Speedstream 4060
USB Modem (there is no Ethernet output on this modem).
The
problem is, I now want to go wireless but it seems all
the access points/routers use Ethernet to connect to the
modem NOT USB.
Are there any Access
Points/Routers that can hook up to a DSL Modem via USB? Or, do I
need to buy a new DSL Modem with an Ethernet connection to go
wireless.
802.11 b or g is fine.
Thanks
in advance!
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