[CLUE-Tech] NAT'ing DSL recommendations?

[Dave Anselmi]

Sean LeBlanc wrote:

> I have a non-techie friend who has DSL - they are buying a second computer,
> and may want to have both networked. They have Qwest DSL, and so I don't
> really know much about DSL, although I installed the PCI card for them and
> set up networking on that (On windoze).
>
> I imagine NAT'ing DSL is similar to the way I NAT cable modem (@Home), but
> instead of two NICs, I have 1 NIC and 1 DSL "modem"? I'm thinking about what
> to buy and/or put together to do this. Something with the least amount of
> (my) intervention and maintenance as possible. Remember, I'm talking about
> VERY non-techie folks.

If you get them an external DSL modem (Cisco 67x), NAT is set up by the default
Qwest config.  Plug all boxes into a hub/switch and away it goes (you might want
to secure the modem config some).

I don't know of a source for Cisco modems, other than Qwest.  I'm sure you can
get the right CAP/DMT from them, for an arm and a leg (well, at least call and
ask how much - for new customers it's about $100, but that's probably a
special).

For an internal modem, there seems to be skepticism (as already expressed) that
they work with non-Windows.  But, Win2k has a feature in dial-up networking that
allows a machine to share it's (dial-up) modem with other machines on the
network.  So it may be possible to get the Windows machine to do this with the
DSL modem.  You might poke around in it, and check the MS site.

Dave