Once setup, the modem should connect to the dsl provider without needing any
PC to be on.

So you can just connect any PC you like, and as long as it's setup to use
the ethernet interface to access the net then it should work fine. You'll
probably find that an externally powered ethernet DSL modem is connected
whenever it's powered on, whether a PC is connected or not...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: picdude [SMTP:picdude@NARWANI.ORG]
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 12:44 PM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: [OT]:  Windows proxy server software?
>
> So looks like I'm all set once I get the DSL modem.  It'll be...
>   Phone Line -to- DSL Modem -to- Router/WAP -to- Win2K box
> and I'll connect with that machine.  Then the Linux machines will go onto
> the other router ports and should connect as it did before when I was
> using cablemodem.
>
> Sweet!
>
> FWIW, I just found the Linux DSL HOW-TO, so I'll check that for
> recommendations on DSL modems.  This way, I can eventually get Linux to
> connect to the DSL directly.
>
> Thanks,
> -Neil.
>

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