RE: [PLUG] off topic, need DSL modem

["kaze" <kaze@voicenet.com>]

Yeah, it is a DSL modem, firewall, NAT, and 4 port 10MB hub all in one form
factor. Cons are the 10 MB hub (vs. 10/100 switch) and the DSL modem is a
lowly 144Kbs. I think, as per the other posts, you can ignore the ATM part
of your DSL's spec, but call your ISP and see if the FlowPoint 144 will work
for them. You might be better off just buying the one they recommend from
CompUSA or MicroCenter and then returning it saying you ISP won't support it
or something. Let me know if you can use it.

==> -----Original Message-----
==> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
==> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Jon Galt
==> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:47 PM
==> To: PLUG listserv
==> Subject: RE: [PLUG] off topic, need DSL modem
==>
==>
==> On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, kaze wrote:
==>
==> > I have a FlowPoint 144 (model 134) you can use. It was Covad
==> / Voicenet's,
==> > but they abandoned it and my DSL many months ago; I remember
==> getting the
==> > password from a tech but don't see it now... (I let them
==> manage it as they
==> > said they'd bill me $250/hour for any troubleshooting etc.,
==> and did NAT on a
==> > LinkSys.) So the password thing will be a problem... I was
==> gonna sell it on
==> > eBay, then was gonna give it to a friend to use as a 4 port
==> 10MB hub, then
==> > forgot about it.
==>
==> Hey that's cool.  I just learned that thre are lots of types of DSL
==> modems, and Earthlink told me it is a DMT modem on an ATM circuit.  Not
==> sure what exactly that means.
==>
==> Apparently you're saying you have a DSL modem with multiple ethernet
==> ports?  I'm only familiar with having two separate devices, the
==> DSL modem
==> and a separate router/firewall.
==>
==> Thanks,
==> Wayne
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==> _________________________________________

==> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
==> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Bill Jonas
==> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 2:53 PM
==> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
==> Subject: Re: [PLUG] off topic, need DSL modem
==>
==>
==> On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 02:11:57PM -0400, Jeff Weisberg wrote:
==> > nearly all DSL being deployed is ATM underneath. generally
==> > consumer-grade DSL is (ppp over) ethernet over ATM over DSL
==> > and business-grade DSL is just ATM over DSL.
==>
==> Right, the DSL "modem" (router or bridge, really) speaks DSL to the head
==> end, where the equipment aggregating the traffic speaks ATM to the other
==> end.  Or something like that.  Please correct me if I'm wrong. :)
==>
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