I was happy to learn that some fine hackers have ported the excellent OpenWRT package to the very Zyxel (rebranded as Sprint) DSL modem I bought off of Craigslist for $20. Some of these Zyxel modems include an integrated WiFi access point, so in theory you could use Linux to control your DSL, act as your firewall, and push bits into the ether, all from one tiny little box.
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December 8, 2007
Dual-homed home
For those of you who were waiting with baited breath to know how my AT&T FastAccess DSL was working for me (you remember, the $10/month plan?), I have been slack in updating you.
In short, it works great. Not fast enough to replace my cable modem, however, not with 768Kbps down and 128Kbps up. It wasn’t more than an hour or two before Kelly was complaining about the slow connection.
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