[ale] PPPo{EA} v NAT in DSL gateways

[Jason Fritcher]

On Dec 31, 2008, at 1:19 AM, Ken Cochran wrote:
> Something along the lines of a Cisco 800 or 1800 box looks
> interesting & definitely merits further investigation.  :)
> Whereya get the things?

I wanted a Cisco, but didn't want to pay full Cisco prices, so I went  
to ebay for mine. :) I found a seller there has several 857Ws up with  
free shipping for $289 or best offer, and he accepted an offer for  
$260. UPS says it should be here Friday, so I can let you know if  
everything was on the level afterward.

...

> Cisco products don't appear on AT&T's supported gateway/modem
> list but it seems to me something like the abovementioned models
> might be the best of all (e.g. CLI configuration/management).
> Now to figure out where to buy...

Heh, I'm sure Cisco isn't on there not because of compatibility  
reasons, but because they don't want to train their support staff or  
hire CCNAs. :)

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Jason Fritcher
jkf at wolfnet.org