Re: REAL DSL Sometime Soon!

[awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

>A few weeks ago I was asking some DSL questions and since then I've 
dumped
>Ameritech (man they suck, go to dslreports.com for the whole sordid
>tale).  I've found a Covad backed DSL ISP which is 100% Linux and 
supports
>Linux called Speakeasy.net.

I've ordered DSL through BigNet.Net, which is blatantly OS 
independent, which is very nice.  They setup the DSL "modem" and the 
rest is your problem, just the way it should be.

>Now, I'm planning on setting up a home network so I can share the DSL 
line
>without paying for the extra connects and whatnot.  I'm planning on 
finding
>an old Pentium box to do this with and build the rest of it with 
spare
>parts I have around.  My goal is to have the box running IP 
Masquerade,
>printer sharing, a Roger Wilco host (voice communication aimed at 
games)
>and probably an FTP server.
>I have Mandrake right now and I'm pretty sure I could get it set up 
(I
>think, might have to run through a lot of HOWTOs).  But, I know one 
of you
>guys mentioned a distro that is specifically for this kind of box and 
will
>get everything set up at install.  If you could refresh my memory on 
it or
>help me out with other suggestions I would appreciate it.

http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/

Is a floppy firewall for use with such things as Cable Modems and DSL. 
 It appears to be a scaled down verion of LRP (Linux Router Project).