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Posted by David on April 4, 2005, 6:07 pm
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If you want to go the zoom 5001 route like me, rather than external...
Here are some review links I've found:
http://www.linuxhardware.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/19/1324259
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13018510 (a thread I started)
http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Zoom%20Model%205001%2010.2Mbps%20PCI%20Internal%20Modem%20Modem:1990790229:page=user-reviews;_ylt=Am6CNDcCJZIvYUwOkTPBGHGqL70F;_ylu=X3oDMTByNXRsYzJvBF9zAzk2Mjg0NTg2BHNlYwN1c2VycmV2aWV3cw--?mid_key=0&mid=1&sortorder=
http://www3.nextag.com/serv/main/buyer/ProductM.jsp?nxtg=1c7043_730BCB2946AFA029&kw=Zoom_5001_CABLE_MODEM&product=35886394&pdir=3&click=n&node=300139&core=3&page=1&lgnode=300139&lgsearch=
In terms of firewalles, it depends on if you're using windows or Linux.
If you're using windows, you can get a firewall like black ice or zone
alarm, and have it filter traffic for all traffic on the modem. If
you're using Linux you usually make (read: code in a script) a firewall
based on iptables, assuming you have your kernel and sysctrl.conf
configured correctly.
A firewall is not always a physical box between a computer and "the
net", sometimes, in the case of internal modems, a firewall is
configured in the software.
If you get one, please share your experiences.
Cheers,
David
Jen wrote:
> I looked up the installation guide for the Zoom 5001, and it sounds a
> lot like what I'm looking for. But a couple questions still - 1) have
> you found any websites for user feedback on this? and 2) if a
> firewall/router typically goes BETWEEN the computer and the modem, how
> would this work with the modem built in?
>
> Thanks for your help on this!
>
> David Wrote:
>
>>No, not ALL cable modems are external. I'm trying to find one that's
>>internal (I'm looking at the Zoom 5001) that also works with linux.
>>The zoom 5001 is DOCSIS 1.0 out of the box and can(I've heard) be
>>upgraded to DOCSIS 1.1.
>>
>>If you want to set it up in a computer you have to enable ip
>>forwarding,
>>probably NAT, and possibly a firewall and dhcp. This is why most plp
>>go
>>with external boxes - simplicity. That and the fact that external
>>boxes
>>seem to be the only thing supported by most cable providers.
>>
>>Fitting the internal cable modem in a SFF case like a shuttle along
>>with
>>other NIC's is (theoretically) doable assuming you have enough PCI
>>slots.
>>
>>Good luck with this, I'm having a hard time figuring it out as well,
>>
>>Cheers,
>>David
>>
>>Jen wrote:-
>>I'm new to cable internet access and am researching Modems. From
>>these
>>discussions, the Motorola SURFboard 5100 modem seems pretty hot, and
>>Linksys seems to be good for its routers. I'm trying to keep my
>>total
>>footprint very small (cute little Shuttle XPC), and wondered if there
>>even was such a thing as an internal cable modem, just as there is
>>for
>>dial-up access.
>>
>>Also, I need firewall hardware, not just the firewall software. Do I
>>need to buy a modem and router (only one PC needs access at a time)
>>and
>>a firewall all separately, or are any of these manufactured in a
>>combined product?
>>
>>-
>
>
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