On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:01:30 -0400 Froggie the Gremlin <Froggie@see.sig.for.details> wrote:
| On 13 Sep 2006 07:05:19 GMT,
phil-news-nospam@ipal.net wrotd:
|
|>On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:53:42 -0400 George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote:
|>|
phil-news-nospam@ipal.net wrote:
|>|> According to their web site, the higher speed DSL service comes with
|>|> "free wireless". No other details are on the site. I haven't been
|>|> able to get anything more from Verizon sales other than "it will let
|>|> you access the internet from up to 4 computer". Their tech support
|>|> does say it is b/g compatible. I presume it is an access point, but
|>|> no one at the other end knew that term when I asked if it was.
|>|>
|>|> Anyone here actually have this from Verizon? I'd like to find out
|>|> what type it is. Is it worth using theirs (presumably on a lease
|>|> basis) or buying your own (my intention is to get a WRT54GL which I
|>|> could customize the programming of).
|>|>
|>|
|>| Its usually a Westel 327w which is a DSL modem, ethernet switch and AP.
|>
|>Can it be configured in such a way as to export the PPPoE stream to
|>another router, thus behaving exactly as a modem-only device? Or do
|>I need to press Verizon to provide a modem instead of this box, if I
|>decide to sign up with their service.
|
| Most of the modern Westells, ones that aren't WAPs, can be easilt put into
| BRIDGE mode, allowing previous routers to manage the PPOE streams. BUt when
| the bridges router also has a WAP in its midst, that pass-thru function
| becomes very difficult... the WAP in almost all cases is also a router (for
| obvious purposes). I don't think the WAP, the router function and the modem
| are all configurable separately... especiall separating the router function
| from the WAP.
It looks like WRT54GL+OpenWRT is needed in at least one of these cases.
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