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[Bill Bradford]

On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 10:27:24AM -0400, joshua d boyd wrote:
> I need PPPOE.  I've learned that there are now DSL routers (including an
> overpriced and under featured software upgrade for my modem) that will do
> it.
<...>
> My current plan is to soon get an IPX from Ken(when are you going to give 
> me your address so that I can send you payment dude?), load OpenBSD on it,
> then find a second ethernet card and use that machine.  One benefit will
> be that it is small enough that I can easily throw it in my backpack and
> take it to school and bribe a CS student to fix it for me if I have
> trouble.

I'd honestly recommend just spending $100, and getting one of the
LinkSys BEFSR41 or 11 NAT router/gateways, or one of the SMC Barricade
products.  Easier and quicker (and cheaper) to setup than dedicating a
"normal" computer to the task, and you dont have to worry about the
system getting hacked, HD dying, etc.

I bought a Linksys BEFSR11 about 3 months ago and hooked it between
my cablemodem and the 25-port switch that is the center of my home
network, and I've never been happier.  I've got a 10-IP DHCP pool,
with the rest of a class C (private IP space, of course, since this
is all NAT) available for static IP allocations (SPARCs, etc).

It will also do about 6-8 megabits sustained lan<->wan.

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX