[rescue] DSL - Yay! ....off topic q's

[Ken Hansen]

You should get an external "modem" (as you mentioned), then I'd strongly
suggest the SMC router for $100-50 from www.mei-microcenter.com - printer
port, serial fail-over, 2 port 10/100 switch, *very* hard to beat that
price!

Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Giagnocavo" <patrick at zill.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 2:16 PM
Subject: [rescue] DSL - Yay! ....off topic q's


> Please excuse the off topic question, but I know this has been discussed
> before.
>
> Sprint has finally begun to offer DSL in the area.  It is not at a great
> price though:
>
> $79.95 for 1.5Mb download/384K upload
> $49.95 for 512k download/128K upload
>
> No way do I want to deal with some crappy internal modem.
>
> What is the best external solution?  I think I want:
>
> Internet -> DSL -> my home DSL jack -> DSL modem+NAT box -> plugged into
> ethernet hub
>
> Does this sound about right?
>
> Comments, suggestions most welcome.
>
> Cordially
> --
> Patrick Giagnocavo
> patrick at zill.net
> Web Hosting:  http://www.zill.net/
>
>
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