Surely somebody on this list has an ADSL setup without using the pile of S*** that is USB.
Yes, at work we have ADSL without USB. We got it from COLT (www.oncolt.com) and it has ethernet presentation.
Could I just set my Linux machine to be a normal router, and use the ADSL router to do the NATing? I still want to be able to access the Linux machine from the outside world. I frequently telnet in from work. I know about the security issues, but I have restricted what machines can connect to it.
When we ordered, we were given the option of NAT or non-NAT. We choose NAT, but the non-NAT setup should allow you to connect to your linux box from the outside world. When I originally asked COLT about non-NAT, they said they would assign us a bunch of public IPs for our machines. AFAIK, this would allow external connections direct to the machines.
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