Re: [LUG] Redhat 7.3 & Alcatel

[Alex Charrett <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2002-10-01 at 23:19, kevin bailey wrote:
> Alex Charrett wrote:
> > On Tue, 2002-10-01 at 10:44, Richard Fuller wrote:
> >
> > > Exmouth is dull, Lympstone is brighter. 
> > >
> > > You spelt alcatel wrong in your link so now I have a nice French pop
> > > up and Netscape has decided I need everything translated in to
> > > French.....:))
> > >
> > > To pick up on your original email....... I use the Alcatel modem
> > > because it came with the ADSL set from BT.....are you saying that a
> > > ethernet network card plugged straight into the telephone socket will
> > > run on Linux ??
> >
> >
> > Not quite, what you can get instead of an ADSL modem is an ADSL router,
> > which will terminate your ADSL connection and provide IP routing to your
> > local network.
> >
> > Alex.
> hi there - welcome to the group
>
> if you get a router make sure it has a built in modem.
>
> the routers for about £60 are ethernet only - ones with a ADSL modem are 
> about £110/120
>
> i've just set up the solwise SAR715 and it seems fine with my ADSL from 
> demon - and it has a built in 10/100 4 port switch,
>
> kev

(Re-organised the above mails because of top-posting)

What routers are you on about that are £60? I'm just curious.  I assume
they don't claim to be ADSL routers though?

My ADSL router cost me just under £80.

Alex.



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