[clug] ADSL modem recommendations

[Alastair D'Silva]

Currently I'm looking at getting a DLink RT-N16 which can run OpenWRT, and
has everything I need except ADSL 2+, it consumes around 7W (although
hacking may bring this down - many devices use linear regulators internally
which bleed the extra power off as heat - swapping to a switchmode plugpack
of the appropriate voltage can save significant power), costs around $140 on
Ebay and provides 802.11n as well as a couple of USB 2.0 ports (which I need
to make it into a 6LoWPAN router).

I'll couple to this a second hand ADSL 2+ modem, which I expect to consume
around 5W and costs around $20 on Ebay.

The router looks like a pretty sweet unit - 128MB of RAM & 32MB of flash, as
well as USB ports make it quote flexible for a relatively low price.

Cheers,

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Networking Consultant      fax: 0413 181 661
New Millennium Networking  web: http://www.newmillennium.net.au
skype: alastair_dsilva     msn: alastair at d-silva.org
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-bounces at lists.samba.org [mailto:linux-
> bounces at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Alastair D'Silva
> Sent: Friday, 22 January 2010 10:09 AM
> To: linux at lists.samba.org
> Subject: [clug] ADSL modem recommendations
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> Its time to get rid of my retarded Asus DSL-N13 router (emergency unit
> while
> another router was off for servicing) and switch to something that can
> actually NAT properly.
> 
> While the N13 runs Linux, the NAT on board is broken, such that I
> cannot
> access virtual servers exposed to the outside world from the internet
> network (which sucks for trying to access my email).
> 
> I've got a few requirements for a new router:
> 
> 1. Must have a community based Linux distro
> 2. Must have 802.11n support
> 3. Must have ADSL2+ support
> 4. Must have USB ports (I intend to use it as an 802.15.4 gateway too)
> 5. Preferably, it would enough RAM on board to run misterhouse
> 
> My alternative is to build a mini-itx based machine, but I would rather
> keep
> power consumption as low as possible, so this is the least preferred
> solution.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> --
> Alastair D'Silva           mob: 0423 762 819
> Networking Consultant      fax: 0413 181 661
> New Millennium Networking  web: http://www.newmillennium.net.au
> skype: alastair_dsilva     msn: alastair at d-silva.org
> blog: http://alastair.d-silva.org
> 
> 
> 
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