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| Thread ID: 30402 | 2003-02-18 06:45:00 | USB ADSL Router - How do they compare? | nz_liam (845) | Press F1 |
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| 122202 | 2003-02-18 06:45:00 | Hi everyone, I'm back from Auckland for a day, and am doing some frantic research on ADSL modems, basically what I'm looking for is one that's; cheap and has Linux support, I'm leaning towards the DSE ADSL Router UTP USB (www.dse.co.nz), bacause it has ethernet support, (which I will use until I have time to use the USB interface with my linux box and setup a proper proxy server). Any comments/suggestions? BTW: Im staying in room 45, Mount Terrace Hall, 33 Mount Street, AKL CBD if anyone wants to pop in and say hi :D (Just email first, cause the door and lift need a swipe card). CHeers Liam |
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| 122203 | 2003-02-18 06:56:00 | If you're really wanting a USB based one then I would go with an Alcatel Stingray (www.dse.co.nz) as I know that it does work with Linux... well works with smoothwall so it must do. Though I don't really see why you would want the USB interface I'd be inclined to just stick with an ethernet one. Also make sure that you can pinhole both UDP and TCP on the same port. |
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| 122204 | 2003-02-18 07:44:00 | As far as the DSE one goes, I bought one a while back and it has been excellent, havn't tried it under Linux yet though. | Dak2 (1963) | ||
| 122205 | 2003-02-18 09:44:00 | Could somone please explain the following features of the DSE Router; *PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) *CHAP (Challenge Authentication Protocol) *User authentication for PPP *PPP user ID and password Cheers Liam |
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| 122206 | 2003-02-25 09:40:00 | Well, I ended up going for a Dynalink RTA300u, a brand spanking new model that isin't on the Dynalink Website yet, and with a $80 staff discount from my work, I got the router cheaper than the DSE one anyway. Cheers Liam |
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| 122207 | 2003-02-25 09:46:00 | Go ethernet not USB. That was what I was advised anway. HTH Murray P |
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| 122208 | 2003-02-25 09:51:00 | > Go ethernet not USB. That was what I was advised > anway. > > HTH > > Murray P With the dynalink it's ethernet which ever way you look at it, the usb port on the dynalink is basically a network card plug'd into the routers 4 port hub (with it's own mac address etc). Cheers Liam |
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| 122209 | 2003-02-25 11:02:00 | Ahh. Is that whats called dual (linK) ? I recently purchased an RTA210 + a switch for my first run at networking and internet sharing. Steepish curve for me but getting there. Wouldve' got there quicker but for cable crimping blues and a snotty NIC. Cheers Murray P |
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| 122210 | 2003-02-25 11:46:00 | Ah yes the 210, I belive there was a factory recall on some of those, faulty cap if my memory serves me right. Then there was the 220, and now we have the 300 which is a 4 port 10/100 switch (& 10/100 usb on usb 1.1, so the max is 12mbps). My 300 runs quite nicley was worked perfectly straight out of the box. Cheers Liam |
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