[Tfug] modem and router combo

[Jeffry Johnston]

That google search also gives results for other companies if you don't like
Linksys/Cisco....   My Linksys equipment works great.  And who cares what
the package says about windows or software.. ethernet is ethernet.. you plug
in the cable and go.  Just keep the CD around for docs.

Jeff

On 10/26/07, Predrag Punosevac <punosevac72 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> LinkSys is getting bad reputation at least of what I read lately on
> NewEgg.com. Apparently they started
> putting very cheap junk chip-sets. When I looked it in the Wall-Mart I was
> extremely annoyed by the label on
> the box that requires XP Winblows or Mac OS and that is shipped with CD.
> That is a very bad indication even though
> they probably work with other OS as long as they have a chip-set on the
> rauter itself.
>
> Personally I have great experience with SMC products. I have separate
> Motorolla Modem that came
> with my Qwest subscription and rock solid SMC WI router (this is the
> second in my life as first one got fried after 5 years).
> However you can get everything in one. Qwest does offer Motorolla combo
> which I turned down as I already had SMC wireless access point.
> SMC wi routers do supports WEP (which I would not use it but for instance
> in OpenBSD is the only option) and
> WPA/WPA2 protocols and are fully OS independent as they are based on
> Atheros chip-sets and
> all administration is done via web like CUPS administration.
>
> This is one candidate for you
>
> http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=2&scid=19&pid=1505
>
> But I would check carefully their website
> http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewCategory&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=2
>
>
> I hope this helps.
> Predrag
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:47:18 -0700, Jeffry Johnston <tfug at kidsquid.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I searched google for: cable modem router combo
> > and found this on the first page:
> >
> >
> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1138056788757&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
> >
> > Looks like everything you could want in one box.. wireless, wired,
> > router,
> > cable, Linksys (Cisco).  Wonder if it runs Linux... :P
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > On 10/26/07, Ronald Sutherland <ronald.sutherland at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 10/26/07, christopher floess <skeptikos at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >   I have this with DSL, an Actiontec that is a modem and
> >> router.  There
> >> > is also a firewall built in.  I don't know if this is available or
> not
> >> for
> >> > cable.  The last time I used cable, we had a separate modem and
> >> > router/firewall because we already had the modem when we decided to
> >> add
> >> more
> >> > computers.
> >> >
> >> > Good to hear that such a thing exist in some fashion.
> >> > Now I know I'm not crazy :) I'll keep looking for a cable
> >> > version.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> Yep, but DSL's router function is not needed by the phone corp, the
> >> router
> >> admin is often the user, while with cable the router is needed for
> >> outside
> >> paths, and router admin is the cable corp. I would think a cable router
> >> could do NAT and port forwarding and all that crap but the router admin
> >> needs to set it.
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