[PLUG-TALK] DSL Modem Recommendations
Keith Lofstrom
keithl at kl-ic.com
Mon Oct 10 19:36:53 UTC 2011
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:57:02AM -0700, Richard C. Steffens wrote:
> I need a recommendation on a DSL modem. Not having DSL at home I'm
...
> So, what brand/model do you all recommend?
I have an actiontec GT701D working, since Friday. Can't recommend
or disrecommend until I run it for a few months. Who is your
provider? They will have opinions, which we can help you filter
through a Linux lens.
The default CenturyLink modem is an Actiontec PK5000. With WIFI
and firewall and probably a built-in espresso machine. The
suggested simpler machine is an Actiontec M1000, available from
Best Buy and perhaps other places. I found that out AFTER I
bought the GT701D from Frys ("motto: making Best Buy look good").
Since at least a few of us are going through "DSL Hell" (or at
least "Heck") right now, perhaps we ought to share ideas and
learning. Right now, I am trying to decide whether to "bridge"
the GT701D to my Alix. I will probably try that with a cheapo
used Zyxel DSL modem I bought ($5) at the Free Geek Store, so
I don't screw up the Actiontec.
I am also reading the 9yo Linux DSL-HOWTO (pdf version),
focusing on PPPoE (as deployed by CenturyLink).
Keith
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