SBC/Yahoo DSL, Hubs, and Mac OS X?

Posted by Cliff on Thursday April 17, 2003 @08:50AM from the connecting-it-all-how-YOU-want-it-connected dept.

John wishes to get to the core of this issue: "I recently had to move to SBC/Yahoo DSL due to the demise of DirecTV internet. This provider uses PPoE and dictates that users access the service through EnterNet Classic. The only configuration they support is a direct ethernet connection between the DSL modem and the Mac's built-in ethernet port. In order to access files on other home computers (not sharing Internet access however) and a printer, I would need to connect an ethernet hub between the modem and the Mac. Yet SBC does not support this configuration, which I believe wold be a very common setup. Does anyone know if there is a way to set up this layout and successfully connect via PPoE?"

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Re:Low-end Cisco SOHO routers by linuxbert · 2003-04-17 16:39 · Score: 2, Insightful

its not that low end, and they are not that cheap.
a linksys or dlink will work fine for most people

(i have a Cisco 806, it runs the full IOS 12, with ip firewall feature set. i bought it to learn cisco kit, it is designed for small-med offices, and is overkill for home users.)