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Title: ADSL modems what the best and worst
Post by: Leoscorp on December 13, 2002, 03:04:23 AM

Going to Buy an ADSL modems for my 5.5 e-smith,
So maybe it's a good idea to find out whats good and whats crap.

Here's my only choices.

D-Link PCI ADSL modem DSL-100D internal

D-Link ADSL modem DSL-300+ Ethernet External  

NetComm ADSL USB Modem

Dynalink PCI ADSL modem .
ITEX chipset, PCI connection, up to 7Mbps downstream
and 640kbps upstream.

Comments Please............

thanks

Title: Re: ADSL modems what the best and worst
Post by: geoff on December 13, 2002, 04:49:44 AM

You don't need an ADSL modem.

The Dynalink RTA020 Router works great for PPPOE (Telstra, TPG, etc) although I have had unresolved issues with PPPOA (Ozemail).

Askey (Dynalink) also has excellent Tech support in Australia - good people.

I hope this helps ....

Geoff.

Title: Re: ADSL modems what the best and worst
Post by: Trevor Drake-Brockman on December 13, 2002, 07:13:26 AM

Can comment on the others but I have been using the -

 D-Link ADSL modem DSL-300+ Ethernet External  

with Mitel server 5.5 B2  PPPoE to the ISP and it all works
very nicely.

Title: Re: ADSL modems what the best and worst
Post by: Charlie Brady on December 13, 2002, 07:02:40 PM

Leoscorp wrote:

> Going to Buy an ADSL modems for my 5.5 e-smith,

The only ADSL modems currently supported are external ethernet ones.

Charlie

Title: Re: ADSL modems what the best and worst
Post by: Charlie Brady on December 13, 2002, 08:18:42 PM

geoff wrote:

> You don't need an ADSL modem.

You *do* need an ADSL modem.
 
> The Dynalink RTA020 Router works great for PPPOE (Telstra,
> TPG, etc)

In that case, the RTA020 has a built-in ADSL modem.

If you search these boards, you'll find all sorts of problems with port and protocol forwarding and dynamic DNS when cable/DSL routers are used. Using a simple ADSL modem and the built-in features of the SME software is the best bet for avoiding any of these problems.


Charlie

Title: Re: ADSL modems what the best and worst
Post by: geoff on December 15, 2002, 04:04:52 AM

Thanks, Charlie, that clarifies a couple of things for me.

TPG supply a static IP address along with the RTA020 in 'bridged' mode and it has been very stable and successful with two SME email/gateway servers.

Sorry if my comments mislead anyone.

Geoff.