Hello all, I have been using the Speedtouch modem to connect SuSE to the Internet for the last couple of years. I'd like get a router / ADSL modem ( that works will with kernel 2.6 because I have already placed my order ) Anyone with recommendations? Any comments or information would be appreciated. TIA James
James PEARSON wrote:
Hello all,
I have been using the Speedtouch modem to connect SuSE to the Internet for the last couple of years.
I'd like get a router / ADSL modem ( that works will with kernel 2.6 because I have already placed my order )
Anyone with recommendations?
Any comments or information would be appreciated.
TIA James
My only recommendation is to get an external ADSL modem/router with a built-in firewall and web interface. It won't matter what kernel/OS it works with. The harder question is "to wireless or not to wireless?". Linksys Zoom Netgear Belkin ZyXel Solwise All seem like good products. I used http://www.adslguide.org.uk to help my choice about a year ago. Cheers
On Wednesday 21 April 2004 7:15 pm, James PEARSON wrote:
Hello all,
I have been using the Speedtouch modem to connect SuSE to the Internet for the last couple of years.
I'd like get a router / ADSL modem ( that works will with kernel 2.6 because I have already placed my order )
Anyone with recommendations?
Any comments or information would be appreciated.
TIA James
Router for definite. Use a popular reliable ethernet card for which you know the support will be good, then you can be sure you will have an interface to your router except may be with the most bleeding edge kernels. This also gives you operating system independence [recommended for window$, so must be good for Linux too]. Check how your router is configured. Most use web browser, which is what you want. Probably very few now use a window$ utility, which is bad [not that few is bad, just that a window$ utility is]. I use an SMC7404BRA, which does the job [but the included print server is broken AFAICT], although there are many others. Look at http:// www.aslguide.org for reviews on a range. hth Vince Littler
Router for definite. Use a popular reliable ethernet card for which you know the support will be good, then you can be sure you will have an interface to your router except may be with the most bleeding edge kernels. This also gives you operating system independence [recommended for window$, so must be good for Linux too].
One correction/clarification, if I may? Instead of "[recommended for window$, so must be good for Linux too]" you want [recommended for Linux, works with Window$ too]. The best hardware is Linux supported and that means it will essentially always handle Window$ as well. Lesser quality hardware only handles only Window$ and should be avoided. IMHO, YMMV ... ;-) -- Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e West Central Florida Drake, Heathkit, Kenwood, TenTec, Yaesu Radio Life: http://www.gospelcom.net/twr/ Linux-Incompatible hardware is defective! USA Pres. Election 2004: http://www.rnc.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Wednesday 21 April 2004 8:34 pm, doc wrote:
Router for definite. Use a popular reliable ethernet card for which you know the support will be good, then you can be sure you will have an interface to your router except may be with the most bleeding edge kernels. This also gives you operating system independence [recommended for window$, so must be good for Linux too].
One correction/clarification, if I may?
Of course
Instead of "[recommended for window$, so must be good for Linux too]" you want [recommended for Linux, works with Window$ too].
The best hardware is Linux supported and that means it will essentially always handle Window$ as well. Lesser quality hardware only handles only Window$ and should be avoided.
That states something explicitly which I have instinctively worked to, but have never actually conceptualized. "This also gives you operating system independence [recommended for window$, so must be good for Linux too]." was meant in the sense of what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander [or Turkey and Penguin as they are known].
IMHO, YMMV ... ;-)
-- Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e West Central Florida Drake, Heathkit, Kenwood, TenTec, Yaesu Radio Life: http://www.gospelcom.net/twr/ Linux-Incompatible hardware is defective! USA Pres. Election 2004: http://www.rnc.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Interesting taglines. If this were the OT list, I would start a discussion on http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1195568,00.html, but as we must be on topic, I'll wish you the most Linux compatible Penguin for president ;-) Vince
On Wednesday 21 April 2004 14:15, James PEARSON wrote:
Hello all,
I have been using the Speedtouch modem to connect SuSE to the Internet for the last couple of years.
I'd like get a router / ADSL modem ( that works will with kernel 2.6 because I have already placed my order )
Anyone with recommendations?
Any comments or information would be appreciated.
TIA James
I had usrobotis 8000, now d-link d707p it has printer server and it works just fine. My fend has a netgear fr114p it work fain too. I thong any router with /cable/dsl will be OK but printer server option is good to have too. Cheers jul.
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