Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4344 mails)

["Arun K. Khan" <knura@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2005-08-25 at 17:23 +0530, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
> I am thinking of shifting to an Ethernet based ADSL modem. Any 
> recommendations please? (Let it be a big company else it won't be 
> available in India - we'll have other minor companies here...)
> 
> Most important criterion: I need the modem to work on SuSE 9.3, SUSE 10, 
> 11, 12, etc... ;)

If your ISP is providing a modem with a RJ45 connector then you are OK;
what you need is an ethernet router and not a modem.  DLink/Linksys
entry level units will fit your needs.

In my experience with ISPs in India, they tend to support one vendor one
product.  Unfortunately, a few have chosen modems that connect to the
USB port only; needless to say no support for Linux.  

I have a DLink 504 and 614 that I cannot use to connect to my ISP
(incumbent Telco).  The DSL signal from the splitter comes over a copper
pair with a RJ11 connector v/s a RJ45 that I have seen in the US.
Rather than investing in an equipment that is only good on the ISP's
network, I ended up renting the DSL modem/router from the ISP.

Bottom line, the equipment at your end depends very much on how the
access is delivered to you.

-- Arun Khan (knura at yahoo dot com) 
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice
versa.