[c-nsp] DSL router recommendation

[Joe Maimon]

Turn it into a bridge device, factory default. Get the pppoe username 
and password from verizon firts.


Church, Charles wrote:
> Yeah, I agree with that.  My father in upstate NY has DSL from Verizon,
> and they provide a Westell device that acts as a DHCP server and does
> NAT/PAT, much like a Linksys/DLink/whatever router, although there is
> just one inside ethernet port on it.  I didn't see any way to disable
> the routing, and have it assign a routable address to the inside device.
> You can probably make the 'inner' router a DMZ device and get the VPN to
> work, but it's just asking for trouble in the long run.
> 
> Chuck 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 
> I can't second that.
> 
> It is more flexible (what if we switch to cable internet...), but not
> likely to be more reliable.  Add to that the mess of more wires due to
> the
> daisy chaining and increased complexity in troubleshooting (is it the
> modem or the router?).
> 
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