22 Jul
2004
22 Jul
'04
1:45 a.m.
On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 23:11, IanBell wrote:
Broadband seems finaly to have arrived at my small coastal village. I have a Dell laptop with an Ethernet port and no network. Assuming I go for a wires only package, what is the most suitable hardware?
I would recommend a router+switch too. Having a separate piece of hardware means you have more flexibility when you change your computer OS, dualboot, have friends come round with machines, etc.
I use a SpeedTouch 510v4 http://www.speedtouchdsl.com/prod510.htm . I wouldn't rave over it. The config can be a bit cumbersome, especially the firewall rules. But it does the job. My main problem is that I keep losing them to lightning, I'm now on my fourth.
-- Martijn