Chris, total newbie here, just thought I needed stuff.
Didn't know it had 4 ports, never been on dsl before
nor been around one to even look at the modem. 

Thanks.

I want a smoothwall firewall even IF it has 4 ports.
Wife is paranoid about that. She wont go online
without either being on a 'don't care machine' or
knoppix live cd and the 'don't care machine'. But I am
getting dsl because dialup is too slow with two people
trying to use it at once and I am tired of waiting
hours for her to finish and vice versa.

What with the smoking deal..$6.99 isp and $15/mo dsl
thing, the $22+ tax deal for 256k/256k is hard to pass
up considering dialup is at least $15 for true
unlimited, and with d/u you still have all the
problems/slowness. We don't mind dialup when it
smokes, but so much of the time it is getting down
into the 1 and 2K/sec range on a lot of site.
Hopefully dsl..even 256k will be at least as fast as
single user 56k dialup at its worst.

I found one of my books that sorta is readable and
somewhat makes sense. Now need to rest 'the eye' that
can still read and hopefully get the 3 boxes setup for
networking. The modem probably will be here monday or
tuesday..it is 'intransit' from Reno..Probably sitting
in a trailer in Las Wages right now..guessing/knowing
UPS.
--- Chris Gehlker <chris@GCCodeFactory.biz> wrote:
> 
> On Feb 20, 2004, at 6:38 PM, ec wrote:
> 
> > I think I have working hardware, at least the
> cables
> > light up the idiot lights, but after that I am
> lost!!
> >
> > I need someone who will help me setup a 3 puter
> linux
> > network for home usage by phone/internet (don't
> > want/need someone to come and set it up). I am
> getting
> > dsl next week since qworst has it cheap now. Wife
> and
> > I want to share a networked dsl connection. I am
> > putting a smoothwall router betwix the dsl modem
> and
> > the 5 port switch. An airlink model aws105. The
> router
> > is/will be a p120 1.5g 32megs ram.
> 
> Why do you think it won't 'just work'? I don't know
> much about Knoppix 
> but my Gentoo live CD just works. Do you have some
> reason to suspect 
> that Knoppix won't?
> 
> Why all the hardware? I think the Actiontec DSL
> modem/router that Qwest 
> provides has four ports + wireless. Why would you
> need another router 
> and a switch?
> 
> I wouldn't worry about things not working before you
> have a DHCP server 
> on the LAN.
> 
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