[CLUE-Tech] DSL Recommendations

[Mike Staver]

Yep, I have the 675 and once I updated the cbos and turned off port 80,
mine works great and doesn't crash because of the stupid IIS worms :)

Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:
> 
> Timothy C. Klein wrote:
> 
> *snip*
> > You pretty much have no choice when it comes to the DSL customer
> > premises equipment.  You get the Cisco 678.  The Intel products (both
> > the internal PCI, and the external USB) are proprietary
> > products, and Intel has no desire to release specs, or make a Linux
> > driver.  They will only work in Windows.  The Cisco 675 is no longer
> > available, as it supports the CAP line encoding protocol, rather than
> > DMT, and Qwest doesn't install those anymore.  The 675 is grand-fathered.
> > Note:  none of these are modems.  That is the common term, but it is
> > incorrect.  These are devices that decode the digital DSL signal on the
> > phone line, turn it into ATM, and deliver the data to you computer in
> > some way (pci, usb, Ethernet).  In the case of the Cisco, it is also a
> > router.
> 
> I had Qwest DSL before I moved, and dropped it in favor of @Home, but I
> still have a 675 -- does anyone know if I could use the 675 if I signed
> up again?
> 
> If not, anybody know of a good use for one? Seems a waste to have it
> just gathering dust...
> 
> Zonker
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