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In message <42F0CF96 dot 3080609 at kiwiuk dot net>, Jonathan Marriott <jon at kiwiuk dot net> writes >Ebuyer do a stinkey cheap modem for £20 plus delivery that's meant to do >half bridge mode. If you're talking about the Safecom one (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?product_uid=48448) then I have the original 4 port version - an Origo ASR-8400. I had it working in half-bridged mode last year with no problems. I then acquired a /29 and switched to a full-bridge. The only problem with going to a full-bridge was that it didn't want to play ball, unless I switched to PPPoE. Luckily my exchange supports PPPoE (I gather BT enabled it last summer - I thought it was country-wide): 01/01/1970 00:00:48> PPP1 PPPoE PADI Sent 01/01/1970 00:00:48> PPP1 PPPoE PADR Sent, AC-Name:BT_ADSL Service-Name: Tag:0104 Value:F2 66 98 37 AF 8C 7E D8 3B 3A 39 3F 07 2F 67 5D 01/01/1970 00:00:50> PPP1 PPPoE PADS Received Service-Name: AC-Name:BT_ADSL Tag:0104 Value:F2 66 98 37 AF 8C 7E D8 3B 3A 39 3F 07 2F 67 5D 01/01/1970 00:00:50> PPP1 PPPoE Session is established. Basically it's fine for half-bridge but if you want a full-bridge then make sure you're on a PPPoE enabled exchange. I originally had a D-Link DSL-504T but with the firmware at the time it didn't support half-bridge mode and D-Link's support was useless and they wouldn't even indicate whether they would be adding this in the future. HTH, Neil. >Chris Bagnall wrote: >>>>I'm in the market for an ADSL modem/router to connect to this baby >>>>- there are so many out there, i'm just wandering what you all >>>>use - any you'd recommend - and any you'd warn me to stay away >>>>from! >>>Alcatel SpeedTouch >> Not unless you've got a static IP or subnet. The good ones (ST510, ST530) >> will only work reliably with m0n0 in the UK in that scenario. I've never >> been able to get a SpeedTouch working reliably in half-bridge mode at all. >> (remember the UK is PPPoA not PPPoE*, so authentication needs to be done in >> the modem, not with m0n0) >> >> I assume from the original poster's email address he's in the UK, which >> means he'll have the joys of PPPoA to contend with. There are 2 ways to go >> about this: >> >> 1) If your ISP assigns you a static IP or a subnet, go for something cheap >> like a Dynamode R-ADSL-04 (scan.co.uk are a good source for them - circa >> £23). You'll be disabling most of the stuff on the modem/router anyway >> (since you'll want m0n0wall to do it instead), so there's no point spending >> more money than required. Alternatively, something like the Zoom X3 - circa >> £50 in PC World, probably cheaper online, is also a good option. >> >> 2) If your ISP assigns you a semi-dynamic IP by DHCP, then consider either >> the ADSLNation X-Modem CE or the Dlink DSL-300T. Both will work in PPP half >> bridge mode, but you'll have to make a small patch to m0n0 to force the >> gateway to be updated properly. There are many posts by myself and a couple >> of others in the mailing list archives about the patch required. >> >> (* yes, I know PPPoE sometimes works in the UK, but it seems to be hit and >> miss depending which exchange you're using) >> >> Regards, >> >> Chris > >-- > >-------------------------------------------------- > >Jonathan Marriott, Student. >Jabber: kiwi underscore uk at jabber dot org dot uk >Web: http://www.kiwiuk.net > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch -- Neil A. Hillard E-Mail: neil at dana dot org dot uk Web: http://www.dana.org.uk/ |