[ale] Inexpensive broadband recommendations

[cfowler]

Also, if this device is a bridge and DHCP on the Linux machine gets the
IP address, I would then bet that creating a program that would
broadcast arp packets on that subnet could guarantee keeping the IP
assigned by dhcp.  Again, this is a guess.


On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 12:22, John Wells wrote:
> The easiest way to go is to order the "external ethernet modem" from
> BellSouth when you sign up.  In my case, that was the Alcatel @home.  It
> may have changed...this was over a year ago.
> 
> Anyway, you'll need the external ethernet modem and a machine with a NIC
> to connect to the modem.  It's preferrable to setup this machine as a
> firewall/router, and Smoothwall (http://smoothwall.org) handles this quite
> nicely.
> 
> If you choose to go this route, you'll need a low powered (486 or better,
> but at least 16 mb (preferrably more) of ram to apply their patches.  I
> run smoothwall on one of my firewalls with only 16 mb of ram and have only
> had a problem with one of the patches....I was able to work around by
> applying it manually, but to make your life easier you'd probably want the
> extra ram.
> 
> You'll need at least two network cards in this r/fw box (three if you want
> to run your own web server/mail server...iow, a DMZ).
> 
> >From there, installation and setup is pretty easy.  Once you get the
> hardware in place, and assuming you have network cards that are commonly
> supported under linux, you can be up and running in under an hour.
> 
> It's worth noting that you can get around using a firewall/router by just
> setting up iptables or ipchains on your desktop and plugging your desktop
> machine's nic directly into the modem....using roaring penguin to control
> the connection, but I use multiple machines on my home lan and like having
> that extra layer between me and the net.  It's up to you and your
> capabilities as far as hardware goes.  If you just want to use your
> desktop machine, all you need is the external ethernet modem and a working
> NIC.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> Grady Harris said:
> > I sure would appreciate that.
> >
> > Hardware:
> > Starting from the phone jack & working back, what are the pieces along
> > the  circuit?
> 
> 
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