Re: ADSL modems and Linux
From: Carl Farrington (carl_at_000compsup000.net)
Date: 08/02/03
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Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 18:14:20 +0100
Clive Dove wrote:
> Jamie Penman-Smithson wrote:
>
>> I will soon be getting broadband, and need an ADSL modem. I have
>> two options:
>>
>> - Get a USB 2.0 card (it's an old computer, without USB),
>> and get an USB ADSL modem
>> - Get a ADSL modem that uses Ethernet
>>
>> I'm assuming due to the problems with USB support in the kernel,
>> that Ethernet is probably better? Does anyone have any suggestions
>> about ADSL modems that play well with Linux?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>
>
> Get an ethernet modem with a built-in router. It will appear to
> your system as a lan with dhcp which is universal and is the
> default configuration in most distributions.
>
> I have seen these working in linux:
> The Alacatel (Thompson) 530 is such a device with a single port
> router built in.
> The Alcatel (Thompson) 510v4 has a built-in 4 port router and uses
> the same firmware as the 530.
> The Netgear DG814 ADSL Router has a built-in 4 port router.
>
> The Netgear one is marginally easier to install than the Alcatel
> one.
>
> Avoid the Alcatel (Thompson) 330 as it is a straight usb device
> without a router.
>
> The Netgear device uses dhcp to give a private ip address to the
> computer and then the modem's firmware accessed using a browser and
> the service provider's required parameters are plugged into the
> modem through the browser, which makes set-up independent of the
> operating system.
> This is the normal way that modems with built-in routers are set up.
>
> When considering an ethernet modem, look for an online quick install
> guide to see if it can be configured using a browser and also if
> its firmware can be upgraded using a browser or does it require
> windows for firmware upgrade.
Don't know about over there, but on this side of the pond most of the cheap
ADSL routers are using the Conexant AccessRunner chipset. They work a treat
and will of course work with any O/S. Out of the box they are configured
with ip 10.0.0.2 and run a DHCP server handing out IP's to dhcp clients.
Connect through a browser to 10.0.0.2, change the web-admin password, fill
in your ISP username, password, VCI, VPI, encapsulation (VC-Mux / LLC),
reboot. Bobs yer uncle and fannies yer mums sister. There are tons of
irrelivent options, and it's not the friendlyest interface in the world, but
once you know what's relavent they're a peice of piss.
As a side note, the Conexant devices also have a USB port, and with the
correct driver, the USB functionality is actually a USB ethernet card that
is hard-wired into the router, if you get my drift.
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