Re: Qwest DLS & MSN Premium & Linksys Router & FreeBSD.. Oh my

From: Kris Anderson (ciscoaix_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/25/05

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To: Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net>

    --- Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net> wrote:

    >
    > On Oct 24, 2005, at 10:47 PM, Kris Anderson wrote:
    >
    > > Hey folks,
    > >
    > > I'm getting off cable (Comcast and 6 megabits) and
    > > either looking at Qwest DSL w/MSN premium or a
    > service
    > > called Clear Wire (Wireless internet).
    > >
    > > I'm a bit baffled because Qwest says they have a
    > deal
    > > that I could get DSL for $19.99 a month for a
    > year. Of
    > > course the fine prints MSN is the ISP so forth and
    > so
    > > on.
    > >
    >
    > [snip]
    >
    > > How I had it previously was Comcast's modem to
    > > wireless router (Linksys WRT-54G), a little
    > Linksys
    > > switch, FreeBSD and misc. Windows computers
    > happily
    > > sharing the connection.
    > >
    > > Just to confirm, my guess is that this would not
    > be
    > > the service to go with since I would love to have
    > my
    > > spiffy Linksys Router (WRT-54G) hook to the DSL.
    > And
    > > to the WR54G the usual network systems of FreeBSD,
    > and
    > > misc Windows computers.
    > >
    > > If the above isn't going to work then I'm stuck
    > with a
    > > different bundle (a few bucks more) that would
    > allow
    > > me to do the same thing. I hope. I'm not familiar
    > with
    > > the way in which DSL does its connectivity thing.
    > > Okay, I saw in a previous question that PPoE is
    > needed
    > > with DSL. And I noticed that I could set my WRT54G
    > to
    > > utilize PPoE, so maybe MSN ISP & Qwest service
    > will
    > > work?
    > >
    > > So am I right in still thinking that with MSN as
    > the
    > > ISP my setup it isn't going to be FreeBSD friendly
    > and
    > > that my spiffy little Comcast setup isn't going to
    > > work with MSN as the ISP?
    > >
    > > Most appreciated. Gah, that means I'm probably not
    > > going to be needing my little WRT-54G router then.
    > :~(
    > >
    > > Hope I wasn't to confusiong there.
    > >
    >
    > Your FreeBSD system will work fine. You login
    > credentials get
    > entered into the DSL router/modem. If you want to
    > do some
    > webhosting, etc out of your home, spend the extra
    > money and utilize a
    > *real* ISP. Even Qwest.net supports static IP
    > addresses (up to a /26).
    >
    > HTH
    Thanks for the reply, I think I will go that route or
    at least check out the other option that is available
    as well, Clearwire internet. I would like to do a few
    things that cable wouldn't allow.

    ~Mr. Anderson

                    
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