[geeks] Recommendations for DSL router?

velociraptor velociraptor at gmail.com
Thu Nov 4 08:56:56 CST 2004


On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:10:47 +0200, Michael-John Turner <mj at turner.org.za> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 07:28:46PM -0500, Dan Sikorski wrote:
> > Ok, maybe i'm missing something here, but why do you think you need a
> > DSL router to plug into your FreeBSD box?  Just plug your DSL "modem"
> > right into the machine.
> 
> Urgh, that's what I meant :)  s/router/"modem"/ (or whatever the correct
> name is for a DSL PPPoE device).
> 
> The ones that our local telco provides are pretty expensive and
> feature-less, hence my search.

None of them have many features from what I have discerned.  The real
issue tends to be reliability.  I'd check on www.broadbandreports.com
for reviews and recommendations based on what service you have.

=Nadine=



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