OT: VERY SIMPLE HOME NETWORK

[Bill Vermillion]

On Sun, Dec 26 21:45 , while impersonating an expert on the internet, 
Fairlight sent this to stdout: 

> Yo, homey, in case you don' be listenin', guy_templin done said:
> > Art,

> > I just set up a DSL line for a friend of mine in Verizon
> > area. Verizon supplied a wireless DSL modem/router. I don't
> > know where you are located at but you may want to check out
> > what is supplied or available from your DSL provider before
> > buying anything else that you may not need. Just my $.02
> > worth.

> In my experiences, the modem and router are usually two
> entirely separate entities. Any idea what make and model they
> were doling out?

In another post it was mentioned that one user had a Westell DSL
device. Westell [who make a lot of communications equipment for
telephone companies] makes two different units.

One is a pure 'modem' [modem is inappropriate when talking DSL as
it really is a demuxing device but I'll stick with convention]
which presents and ethernet connection to the next device which has
the IP. IOW it is a bridge device.

The other unit they make that is in wide use is a combination
demux and router/firewall.

We used Westell products when we were selling DSL services.
In Sprint territory we used the modem/router/firewall device as
Sprint provided ATM services let us use that, but the Bell South
connections used a bridge device.

Currently Sprint locally provides their own brand on the devices
which are Zyxel.   The devices from them are typically 
modem/routers so that you can have a static or dynamic IP
on the Sprint side, but you can set up your own network on the
other side with routing to IPs being dependant on service you let
pass through.

In the BellSouth connections they still are using bridging devices.

Bill
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