[NTLUG:Discuss] Very basic DSL questions

[Jason Ferguson]

Agreed. I think Im going to keep mine, and use the low-end machine BEHIND
the Router.

However, one disadvantage (or it is to me) is lack of a loggable firewall
(or am I doing something wrong?). If some idiot does a Port 139 scan on me,
I want to know about it.

Jason

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Snodgrass" <idiotboy at cybermail.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Very basic DSL questions


> running linux as a router/firewall has it's advantages.
>
> It's REALLY, REALLY, REALLY hard to beat the little linksys
> router/firewall though. It's super tiny, quiet, and cool.
> Can't say that about many PCs. When I was testing it, I had
> it sitting in the gap behind my entertainment center and
> my DSL Drop.
>
> I am running a linux box as my router because I wanted a
> 24/7 DNS and some better filtering/forwarding. I've also
> been running linux since 95. If I was a newbie.... I'd
> definiltly be running the linksys thingie.
>
> jack
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Ferguson" <jferg3 at swbell.net>
> To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Very basic DSL questions
>
>
> > I have DSL through SWBell here in Greenville (just moved from Omaha, it
> > suprised me I could get DSL _and_ Cable here).
> >
> > I was checking into using Coyote Linux, an offshoot of the Linux Router
> > Project, on the P75 I bought for $35 at a computer show. However, it's
> > beeping at me (long beep, motherboard or power supply, so its probably
> > dead). When I created the Coyote disk, I got the following:
> >
> > - Firewall
> > - DHCP Server
> > - Identd Server
> >
> > All of this on one floppy (based on kernel 2.2.19). It supports PPPoE as
> > well.
> >
> > Seems to me a cheap 486 or Pentium box, a bit of memory, a hub, and two
> NIC
> > Cards _might_ be cheaper if you like to trade parts around.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <ddaupert at csc.com>
> > To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:38 AM
> > Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Very basic DSL questions
> >
> >
> > > Sorry to be soooo simple, but this is my first time thru, and I'm not
> yet
> > > very network savvy.
> > > I've recently been informed I can get DSL in my area (SW Fort Worth)
> thru
> > > SWBell. I've
> > > listened to the traffic on this group about August.net closing off to
> new
> > > customers due to
> > > SWBell's biz practices, and that doesn't lessen my anxiety much.
> Anyways,
> > > here goes.
> > >
> > > SWBell has a "special" for $49.+/month, equipment is "free" and the
> > > self-installation kit
> > > is "free," but only for windows. They'll charge me a couple hundred
for
> a
> > > technician
> > > installation. Questions: can I just get the self-installation kit, run
> > > windows in vmware, do
> > > setup, then switch over to linux and configure? Are there any gotchas
I
> > > need to know about?
> > >
> > > I hear people talking about static IPs, but I *think* this would only
be
> > an
> > > issue if I were
> > > going to run a web server or mail server or whatever, right? I'm not
> > > planning on running
> > > any servers on my system. It seems to me they really sock it to you
for
> > > static ips. I had
> > > hoped to go thru august.net for isp. I am now an earthlink customer,
> after
> > > mindspring
> > > got into bed with earthlink, after pipeline got bought out by
> mindspring.
> > > Earthlink wants
> > > to charge $67.50/month for dsl plus static ip, and on top of swbell
> > wanting
> > > $49.+ plus
> > > their ip fee -- holy cripes. I guess I should just take my beating
> without
> > > complaint, tho;
> > > for 50 Xs the speed of dial up; let's see, I pay $21/month for dial
up,
> 50
> > > times that would
> > > be Yikes! $1000/month. $120 or so sounds like a deal!
> > >
> > > dennis
> > >
> >
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