On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 dsavage@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > My home is 23,000 cable feet from the nearest telephone central office, so > DSL is not available to me. And as a DirecTV subscriber, neither is cable > modem service (yeah, I know about DirectWay: Windows only!). I'm still > using an external modem connected to a Hawking Technologies Internet > Sharing Server (model PN8228 > http://www.hawkingtech.com/prodSpec.php?ProdID=100). The ISS connects to > my 10/100 Etherswitch along with four PCs, two printers, and a SonicBlue > DVR. None of those has to be configured for modem operation. The ISS > functions as a NAT gateway that auto-dials my ISP whenever any machine > tries to connect to an outside IP address. The technology is a bit old, > but it works very well. You might consider it as an easy way for both your > Dells to access your ISP independently via modem. > Oddball question for you. Have you ever looked into Wireless ISP's in your area? -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
