Martyn Drake wrote:
main-admin@lists.alug.org.uk wrote on 16 April 2003 13:48:
One of my customers has just bought a new BT ADSL line, and was supplied with an Intel Anypoint 3240, which is a) USB, and b) completely incompatible (as far as I can find on the net) with Linux. I don't think that BT supply the Alcatel unit any more.
I've found another RJ45 modem/router which is Linux compatible, sold by Scan (amongst others) for £55 inc VAT. It's the MRI ADSL Router + Ethernet, and looks just the job. I'll be fitting it to a standard Linux firewall next week, so we'll see.
I agree, the USB ones, unless there's a (known, good) driver, are the spawn of the devil. Ethernet is just so much easier to set up...
The ADSL connections provided by my work come with Intel Anypoint modems and consequently we will be in the process of replacing them with Draytek routers (which also do VPN). They're cheap and they've got a good feature set on them for the price..
Those'll be the Draytek Vigor 2600s I suppose. They really look the business, but I still prefer a "real" iptables firewall I can manage and control from afar, so that's what we install.
The main problem I have with the built-in stuff like all these firewall/router/NAT/dhcp/DNS/etc things is vulnerabilities. They rarely come up in bugtraq, and I'm sure it's not because they are so secure. I think it's a reflection of the userbase not being technical or trying to break them. With a standard Linux box running iptables/snort I know where I am, and what I need to do. Just a preference...
Cheers, Laurie.