"P Gentry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> "Michael" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Are there any Qwest DSL users where who use a PCI DSL card for their
Linux
> > boxes? If so, I'd like to know what ones are compatible. Qwest says
that
> > they only DSL modems that they can recommend are the ActionTec and the
Cisco
> > 678. Does anyone have any experience with Qwest DSL (DMT) and could
> > recommend a PCI solution for me?
> >
> > Michael
>
> I'm looking at Qwest myself as I'm moving back out west.
>
> I can think of some reasons to go with a pci modem -- eg., save the
> nic for other use -- but I would be _really_ inclined to go with an
> external modem, even if that meant an additional nic or router,
> because ...
>
> -- installation
> -- toubleshooting
> -- availability / choice
> -- future use if "things change"
> -- I hate sticking "speciality" cards inside my boxes
Well, maybe I'm too into neatness, but I guess I want my router/firewall to
fit into a clean 1U slot in my rack. A DSL router means that I'll need to
slap a non-conforming object on a shelf. And about specialty cards...I'm a
huge fan of the frame relay/T1 PCI card. If I may carry on here for a bit,
that's what I think makes Linux so great. I truly believe that it makes a
better solution than whatever Cisco has to offer and at a fraction of the
cost. Plus it allows you to be lazy and leverage tools that we already know
(IPTables, Perl, shell scripts, SQL).
You can do nifty things like place your ACLs and routes in a database,
create web front ends for management, etc. etc. It's a computer, thus you
can basically do anything with it.
I *like* the specialty card!
> That said, Google turned up quite a bit of hardware -- most of it
> several years old and fewer cards available with each passing year. I
> think the external modem/routers are just pushing them out the market.
>
> You might try here for some specific help with your question:
> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/ilec,uswest
> http://www.dslreports.com/faq/9142
> http://www.dslreports.com/reviews/872
>
> A couple of pci cards I found:
> http://www.zoomtel.com/products/adsl_overview.html -> page bottom
> http://www.speedtouchdsl.com/prodpc.htm
I'll take a look The only one that I *know* is compatible with my current
DSL setup is the Intel 2200. However, there doesn't seem to be a Linux
driver for that (at least according to the posts I read). I'm going to
download a new kernel and see if I happen to see it in there.
Michael
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