On Jul 27, 6:45*pm, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:32:12 -0700 (PDT), m...@sushi.com wrote:
> >This may or may not be applicable, but I installed a rwifi outer on a
> >Verizon DSL and discovered that the DSL modem was a one port router.
> >To get things working, all I had to do was change the default address
> >on the wifi router I was installing. That router had a mac clone
> >feature, but I didn't need to use it.
>
> There are some like that. *The original 2-wire DSL
> modem/router/wireless router only had room for one ethernet port. Same
> with ActionTec GT701. *Not every router has room for 4 ethernet ports.
> However, the functions are unchanged. *They can do NAT to 254 IP
> addresses. *If you need more ethernet ports, just add an ethernet
> switch with 5/8/16/24 ports.
>
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What I was hoping this thread was going to cover is quality of DSL
modems. Pretty much you use what the ISP "gives" you, but certainly
some DSL modems work better than others in terms of bit error rate,
etc The Prestige modem I got with Covad would hang once in a while. I
complained to Speakeasy, which sent me a "free" modem from Creative.
No hang conditions, but the power on reset internal to the modem is
crap cubed. Get a power glitch and it can't restart. I have a few more
months before my contract expires, that is, I can't dump Speakeasy
unless I want a bill for that piece of crap they sent me.

It's an analog world, dammit! Quality is not a feature checklist.