On Monday 19 December 2005 18:15, Zhang Weiwu wrote:
It's all ruined. Today my dog competely chewed up the box for the router into pieces...
Hi Zhang Weiwu, I think your dog was jealous because you spent more time working on the DSL than playing with him/her ;-) Such a smart dog is a "keeper" in my book, so don't be too mad! Out of curiosity: Which is less expensive in China: a big bag of dog chew toys or a small router? :-))) OK, back to the topic: I think you'll be happy since the router provides NAT between your system and the ICP (we use 'ISP' for Internet Service Provider here) which is more secure when properly configured (don't use "admin" and "password" to secure the router, right?) You can now share the connection to a desktop and laptop and dynamically add/remove clients. It's great for backups and distributing large files to other systems without burning up CD/DVD blanks, etc., so there are lots of good things about it. You probably know most of this, but I'm trying to make you feel better (be nice to your dog!)
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When you're supplying DSL over a legacy analog two-wire telephone network, you have to use translation equipment (modem) at either end of the connection. That is just the nature of hardware. My guess is your ICP decided against installing a two-wire analog network and jumped directly to CAT5. Smart move! As far as Linux in China goes, I thought I read not too long ago that there is already a significant effort and movement underway to make Linux the standard at schools, hospitals, government offices, etc.. (Did I actually read this or was I dreaming?) Please keep those of us who are now interested in your jealous dog up to date (at suse-ot@suse.com, of course) Take care! - Carl