Topic: BT broadband and usb modem with sme server?

[blacksheep]

Hi

I'm relatively new here(well very new) and am trying to set up smeserver6.0.1.  My problem lies with the fact that I am in the UK and use BT broadband.  So I have a BT voyager 100 adsl usb modem.  Is it possible to use this and if not what is my cheapest soloution?  Any help greatly appreciated.

[arthurhanlon]

Hi there,

Not sure if USB modems are supported, I have Blueyonder broadband running via ethernet so couldn't even say how to set it up. From what i've been reading here you may have to go for a ethernet ADSL device, check out ebuyer.com for one of those.

Check out http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=17065.msg66197#msg66197, it may help you out.

Hope this helps,

Arthur

[djhomeless]

Like Arthur, I use a ethernet modem in conjunction with SME here in the UK (I'm with Bulldog). I've got the Netgear WG834G Wireless Router/ADSL Modem, which retails for about £70 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000TZ8Z8/qid=1112777959/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_3_1/026-1855287-1723628).

I've had no trouble with this device over the last 2+ years, and not an ounce of trouble once I hooked it up to my SME box.

Geoffrey

[MSmith]

Of course the very-inelegant-but-effective solution if all else fails is to dig around in a trash bin and find any old PC, set it up with Windows 98 w/connection sharing, then use *its* Ethernet connection to feed the WAN NIC of your SME server.

That's the last resort, but it'd for-sure work!  Don't forget to put a software firewall on the Windows box if you do that.