[NCLUG] dsl modem for qwest & frii

[Daniel Herrington]

Thanks for all the help, guys.  I'll probably just wait until I can
afford the Cisco 678 modem.

Regards,
Daniel



On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 05:12:33 -0600 (MDT)
Scott Kleihege <scottkly at frii.com> wrote:

> Daniel,
> 
> Be sure to get a DSL Modem/Router that supports DMT (Qwest no longer
> installs CAP lines) and that it supports the correct mode, i.e. bridging
> - acts just like a bridge instead of a router, ppp - uses NAT internally
> and either DHCP or a static IP on the WAN side; I understand that some
> DSL modems cost more for ppp mode than bridging, not Cisco though.
> 
> Pricewatch doesn't show any DSL Modems (under Networking other) for less
> than $49.  You may want to call or visit Office Depot and check their
> prices on a DSL Router too.  I haven't had any personal experience with
> Linksys routers, but other Linksys products I've purchased seem to work
> well.  Except my PCMCIA network card doesn't want to work with FreeBSD,
> SuSE, sure, but not FreeBSD, grrr.
> 
> Scott
> 
> > Does anyone have any recommendations for inexpensive dsl modems that
> > work well with a Qwest DSL to FRII ISP setup?  Qwest wants $295 minus
> > $150 rebate for a Cisco 678, which seems a little steep to me.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Daniel
> 
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