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Date:      Thu, 7 Aug 2003 15:02:31 -0300
From:      Ronan Lucio <ronanl@melim.com.br>
To:        David Banning <david@skytracker.ca>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: are all dsl modems the same?
Message-ID:  <20030807150231.6178891f.ronanl@melim.com.br>
In-Reply-To: <20030807163857.GA53349@skytrackercanada.com>
References:  <20030807163857.GA53349@skytrackercanada.com>

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No.

At first you need to know the type of your connection (PPPoA or PPPoE).

If you want the FreeBSD box hold the public IP, you'll need
configure the ADSL modem as a bridge, otherwise, configure
as a router.

Some modems don't do bridge PPPoA. Ask to your supplier
if yours does.

We have worked with modems Alcatel and DLink perfectly.
The 3Com seems to be a good modem, too.

There are also other modems, too. But I'm talking just
about the modems there I know.

Ronan

On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:38:57 -0400
David Banning <david@skytracker.ca> wrote:

> I am looking at buying a dsl modem used but I am not aware of
> the differences from one to the next. I am using a G-net which seems
> to work fine, and I used a Nortel Networks one when I was with another
> DSL supplier. 
> 
> Is the operation of most DSL modems the same, and if so, can a
> specific DSL modem used with one DSL service supplier be used with
> another DSL service supplier?
> 
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