[Techtalk] Config DSL for RH

[Robyn Manning]

Hi

There's another good pc router called freesco and it runs on a 486.

Robyn

On Sun, 2002-06-16 at 18:49, Carla Schroder wrote:
> Since you're trying to run a LAN off a single connection, you'll need a 
> separate router, it sounds like you have a DSL modem with no routing 
> capabilities. I don't think any DSL provider gives customers a real router. 
> It would help if you gave the name and model number of your DSL modem.
>  
> DSL modem -> Router -> LAN. 
> Something like Linksys, 
> http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=23&prid=20
> That's the fast n easy way, and it takes up only a little space.
> 
> Or build a Linux router on an old PC. 
> http://networking.earthweb.com/netos/article/0,,12083_1107911,00.html
> 
> Coyote Linux and the Linux Router Project are worth looking at too.
> 
> Carla
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> On Sunday 16 June 2002 06:25 am, you wrote:
> > Hi James and all,
> >
> > I don't believe my DSL provides DHCP because when I do an automatically
> > configured with DHCP, it not only doesn't configure my network correctly,
> > but it also changes my login into level 3 instead of level 5.  When I
> > used Win2k, I didn't actually configure anything in windows, but I
> > actually accessed the router itself (via a browser) and configured the
> > router to the DSL settings.  The router actually does the DSL login for
> > me so that I don't have to login each time I use the internet.
> >
> > --Rei
> >
> > On Sat, 15 Jun 2002 20:32:00 -0400 James <james at james-web.net> writes:
> > > Does your DSL router provide a DHCP server for your local network?
> > >
> > > If so, you should just have to turn on DHCP in Linux ("dhcpcd" in
> > > Red
> > > Hat, iirc) and you should be flying.
> > >
> > > Unless your DSL router is really a DSL modem and you need some kind
> > > of
> > > PPPoE setup to connect.
> > >
> > > Let me put it this way: How would you connect a Windows machine?
> > >
> > > - James
> >
> > If you think either me or Serial Experiment Lain is just plain weird, you
> > should read some works of Ted Nelson and Vannevar Bush and John C. Lilly
> > on Xanadu...they thought of mentally synching with the Wired in the
> > 1930-50s!  Another grave reminder that philosophy and computer science
> > should NOT mix...ESPECIALLY when LSD is involved.--Quantum Smurf
> >
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