Cable modem, router, and nic

[Robin Laing]

Jeff Vian wrote:
> 
> 
> Hugo Perez Casanova wrote:
> 
>> Hi.
>>
>> 3Com has a cable/dsl firewall router 3c857 and a wireless version. I 
>> recently saw that they also provide one with a built in dsl modem.
>>
>> I've been using the first one for a while and they work transparently 
>> to any Linux version.
> 
> 
> I think any of the external cable/dsl router/modems  will be seamless 
> with Linux.  The ethernet side would be DHCP and the modem/router would 
> handle all the connection details.

And it allows you to hook up more computers that your ISP doesn't need 
to know about.  Our local cable ISP needed the MAC address for each 
computer hooked up.  More than one MAC address meant more money for 
the cable company.  Change network cards and you had to call support 
which didn't work past 21:00.

Telco ISP also sets the DSL modem to work with only one MAC address.

Router can also provide some firewall features providing more 
security.  Some are wireless and can aslo be used as a hub to connect 
other computers.

-- 
Robin Laing