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Spydir 
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Posted on: Apr. 29 2001,21:53 |
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I'll be getting FastAccess pretty soon (only DSL avaible to my neighborhood, and both me and my dad agree that we don't want cable), and it seems like we *have* to have it run through a windows box. Now, me and dad figured it's best to have my computer handle things, but I'd prefer to have my linux box handling things, because I already have it setup exactly how it should be (with the exception for changing... 4 things, maybe 5) to handle things to best serve the whole family. My dad doesn't really argue with that, enspecially after I said "I'll put it like this: I already have everything setup for *FREE* on the linux computer, and to get things setup to best serve you, mom, and katie (sister), it would cost atleast 50 bucks for software and a few hours of setting things up".So here's the thing. The modem you get with FastAccess seems to require a windows box, but it says on the page you need a USB port or a NIC card, so I figure I might be able to just replace my modem (in linux box) with some cheap NIC card, buy a bunch more RJ-45 CAT5's, and run some cable around the house and we're fine. Is this the case or is there special software and crap that it'll need that only works on windows? if anyone has experience with this, please, please, PLEASE help me out! I really want everything work to optimal status so I can frag the shit outta people in Quake3 and totally kickass!!  ------------------
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Jynx
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Posted on: Apr. 29 2001,22:17 |
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As long as you have the connectivity info--IP and/or DNS addresses, host/domain, etc, the software shouldn't matter--after all, it's just a protocol. However, unless you're sharing files on all of your home machines, I wouldn't waste money on the 10/100 switch--after all, there is NO WAY that you're gonna be getting even 1 Mbit across your DSL, let alone more than 10.Here's what I would do--install the software on a Windows box, and see what settings it takes (might even want to check to see if it changes computer name/workgroup). Then, just replicate the TCP/IP settings onto your Linux box, and you should be good to go.
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Sithiee
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Posted on: Apr. 29 2001,23:20 |
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whats wrong with cable?
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Sithiee
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Posted on: Apr. 29 2001,23:40 |
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oh yeah, btw, theyre a pain in the ass, but you could consider a cable/dsl router....i have one, and it kinda blows, but its easier than trying to set up a server.
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Spydir
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Posted on: Apr. 30 2001,00:38 |
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Jynx - I know the wholw switch thing isn't nessary, but I just want one and I could probably talk dad into getting one, blah  . The whole install and just get the info thing makes sense, I'll just wait and find out.Sithiee - one of our old neighbor's has it, and when he printed something to his network printer, it printed to his neighbor's house... plus I'd prefer the better pings in gaming, and my dad's company (TeleTech) has something to do with DSL and all that, so once we get it we could probably get some "special upgrades" or something... I was also thinking about one of those routers, because of some "plans" I have for our home network and stuff aventari - my dad has done built some cat5's, so we could easily do that. ------------------
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Sithiee
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Posted on: Apr. 30 2001,00:44 |
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thats why you use the router, makes everything you do on an internal network, so you wont print to neighbors houses, and the pings from cable in my area are far superior to dsl. then factor in the fact that cable rarely goes down, whereas most of my friends with dsl are always getting knocked off..i think cable wins.
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ASCIIMan
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Posted on: Apr. 30 2001,00:51 |
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I have one of these. It works great. Ping times are barely affected at all. Never had any problems with it (DSL line goes down all the time, it never has). It even has a console interface so you can program custom filters.
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