From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:35 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1531 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Thursday 09 August 2007 Number 1531 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: Router : Peter L Allen" 2 Re: Router : Ed Durrant 3 Re: Router : Ed Durrant **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:52:27 +1000 (EST) From: "Peter L Allen" Subject: Re: Router On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:25:36 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote: >Peter L Allen wrote: >> Fibre to the premises is suddenly available and working - in Hobart! >> >> As I understand it I now require a router with DNS? >> >> Makes models/ for against - experience >> >> Looked at details of a few, it's hard going, >> >> Regards, >> allenpl >> >> >> >If it's fibre to the home, I would expect what you will see is an >ethernet connection or a usb connection, that the telco will probably >say can go direct to the PC and run some software (possibly proprietry) >to log on. > >If it's ethernet, you're probably going to be OK, USB is another issue. > >We really need more details about the service. There are routers, >router/modems, router/WiFi access points and router/ATAs (for VOIP) - >and combinations of all of these. The key question is going to be what >is the interface your equipment is presented with and what logon >procedure is required. > >Can you supply a wenb reference for technical information ? > > >Cheers/2 > >Ed. It's fibre to the home with ethernet output to a data device e.g. "PC or router". Connection is PPPoe and requires username and password to be supplied. A standard network connection object in XP does this - is this what you mean by "run some software (possibly proprietry)" G! I assume the router/device will log on, provide a hardware firewall a few ethernet ports and a gateway to which OS/2 can connect??? - setup of the router via Doze hosted browser?? http://www.tascolt dot com dot au/ http://www.tastel dot com dot au/fibreoptics/ Also have a 2 page pdf user guide I can send direct if useful regards, allenpl >to log on. >to log on. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:38:38 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Router Peter L Allen wrote: > On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:25:36 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote: > > >> Peter L Allen wrote: >> > > > It's fibre to the home with ethernet output to a data device e.g. "PC or router". > Connection is PPPoe and requires username and password to be supplied. > A standard network connection object in XP does this - is this what you mean by "run > some software (possibly proprietry)" G! > Ok, that sounds reasonable if it's using standard PPPoE, whichever router you buy will need to support this (most, if not all do). > I assume the router/device will log on, provide a hardware firewall a few ethernet ports > and a gateway to which OS/2 can connect??? - setup of the router via Doze hosted > browser?? > Doesn't have to be a doze based browser, Firefox, Mozilla, IBM WebBrowser, Seamonkey, Opera or Netscape under OS/2 or eCS should do fine as well. > http://www.tascolt dot com dot au/ > http://www.tastel dot com dot au/fibreoptics/ > > Also have a 2 page pdf user guide I can send direct if useful > > regards, > allenpl > > So the question now comes down to what other features do you wish to have ? Do you want a simple router with firewall and a built in 4 port ethernet switch ? Do you also want WiFi ? Do you also want VOIP telephony ? Do you want the router to act as a print server ? Do you want the router to act as a Network attached storage server ? Do you want the router to take care of Bittorrent requests for you ? The common names such as D-Link, Netcomm, Netgear, Linksys and TP-Link all provide router ranges with combinations of these features - it really depends upon what you want to have and what you want to pay. You can also use an OS/2 - eCS system with Injoy Firewall software to provide this capability as well, however since routers are so cheap and they consume less power than leaving a PC on to fullfil the role I'd go the separate box route. Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:42:33 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Router Peter L Allen wrote: > Further to my last reply, looking at the link you gave me, it looks like tastel supply VOIP out of the box - i.e. you don't have to worry about supporting VOIP in the router or an ATA, unless you wish to use a different VSP to TasTel. > Cheers/2 Ed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------