[CALUG] modems for Linux

[Russ]

Pardon me but I have been away on vacation for a few weeks.  You mentioned
running slackware with IPCOP I presume?

thanks 
Russ

On Thu, 17 Aug 2006, Kelly Price wrote:

> On 8/17/06, Keith <pdragon at pdragon.net> wrote:
> > Every cable/dsl modem from regular commercial providers (Comcast, Cox,
> > Verizon, Speakeasy, etc) I've come across works fine just plugged straight
> > into the lan jack. No cross-over cable or drivers needed, Linux or Windows.
> > This is, of course, not recommended. Better to have a hardware
> > router/firewall between you and the net, even if it is only one computer.
> >
> 
> Add Fiber Optics for that.
> 
> > If you've got an old PC laying around not doing anything, you can download
> > IPCop <http://www.ipcop.org> and make your own router. Did that myself with
> > an old Pentium II system almost a year ago and it works better than any
> > commercial router I've ever used.
> 
> In a pinch, Slackware on an old Pentium 1 laptop and two ethernet
> PC-Cards works.
> 
> 
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> Kelly "STrRedWolf" Price
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Sincerely,

Russ Main