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On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 10:07 +0300, Andrey Gerasimenko wrote: |
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> On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:43:26 +0300, Jorge Almeida |
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> <jalmeida@××××××××××××.pt> wrote: |
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> > I'm about to switch from cable to ADSL anytime soon, and I'm trying to |
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> > prepare the computer for the big change, given that there will be a time |
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> > gap without internet access and that I can't expect any support |
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> > whatsoever from the provider's staff. Of course, I can't do any |
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> > testing... |
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> The firewall and router you get with an ADSL modem are essentially free |
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> these days. If you need more then what is in the router, nothing prevents |
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> you from building a box for traffic monitoring and advanced routing later. |
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But they differ in terms of what 'abilities' they have. Some are 'gaming |
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routers', some have capability to prioritise voip etc. |
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But, all in all, you will lose some amount of flexilibility as opposed |
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to using a pc (soekris eg:) as your 'router' and the modem only as a |
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'modem' |
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> Since changes to the PC configuration necessary to connect to an ADSL |
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> modem with a router are minimal, there should be no time gap without the |
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> NET, it should be a period when you have both ADSL and cable. |
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I agree. All you need to know is the setup on how to setup the |
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modem/router to log into your ISP and you're home free. |
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