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Hi, I manage a small office network that we can now afford to upgrade to an ADSL internet connection. In researching ADSL support for Debian linux I am a little confused on a few issues, mainly as I only have experience with Cable Modem broadband, not DSL. I have already purchased a Hub for the network which consists of a Debian MySql and Apache server, another Debian firewall box and some Win boxes. My confusion lies in both terminology and setup. I imagined before starting that I would need to set up a firewall machine with 2 network devices. The firewall would then manage security and masquerading, where the external eth device will be allocated the static IP (Non-NAT) I have been given by my ISP. However research of the most common Ethernet DSL modems (cheapest about $100 / £ 66) suggests that 1) the modem has NAT, firewall etc all built in. 2) many manufacturers combine a network hub and modem. 3) the modem itself must be assigned an IP not the machine it is fixed to???? I'm assuming therefore that the firewall machine is not required. I had previously thought that a gateway machine such as a firewall was necessary for me to be able to SSH to do remote admin. Also I have already purchased a hub and the firewall machine (old box knocking around) therefore I was hoping to just get a modem. I do not have USB. Any comments welcome, and thanks in advance for reading this far! Tom Details ------- Was thinking of buying Conexant AMX-CA61E (1 Port) Isp-> Protocol: PPP/VC (sometimes called: PPPoA or PPP over ATM) VPI=0 VCI=38 Encapsulation method: VCMUX Modulation method: G.DMT ------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
