OT: Recommendations for ADSL gateway

[Meng Cheah]

D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, Meng Cheah wrote:
>
> | > | Thanks for the offer, Hugh.
> | >
> | > It looks as if my offer is the same as Canada Computers' offer :-)
> | >   
> | After the original post, I came across the 2wire at Canada Computers.
> | Who can resist a $20 deal? Then came your reply and offer.
> | Thanks, I really appreciate your offer :-)
>
> To make my comment clear (but less funny): I offered you a week to
> play with my modem and Canada Computers offers you 7 days to return
> one you bought from them.  Kind of similar.
>   
I know and was laughing :-)
> | > | A Teksavvy support rep informed me that Bell has their own firmware on the
> | > | gateway so it won't work.
>
> | > By "gateway" do you mean "ADSL modem"?  If so, I've never heard of
> | > this and it seems somewhat unlikely.
> | >
> | > If you meant instead "router behind the modem", I think not.  After
> | > all, they certainly don't have it on my router (a Linux box that I
> | > configured).
> | >   
> | I mean modem-cum-router.
>
> I think you mean modem-plus-router.
>   
Yes.
> Trying to be analytical, I think that the functionality can be
> separated.  There should not be anything particular-to-Sympatico about
> ADSL and neither should there be anything particular-to-Sympatico
> about a router.  Both conform to standards.
>
> Some customization exists for some providers.  It seems to be in the
> form of locking down parameters.  The "key" I gave you is apparently
> somewhat generic and thus should leave all parameters to be configured
> by the user.
>
> This is theory -- I have not tested this recently.
>   
My problem is I can't even get to the web page to have the opportunity 
to login and configure it :-)
Still, I'm keeping one as a spare.
> | Many thanks for the offer and help, Hugh.
>
> You are welcome.  We all help each other to defeat these dragons.
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