[H-GEN] crontab question

Byron Ellacott bje at apnic.net
Mon Dec 13 20:36:48 EST 2004


Harry Phillips wrote:
> Why don't you get a smart ADSL modem that does the logging in and the
> reconnection when it goes down for you. It's all configured using a web
> browser.

I'd go a step further and recommend that a home router device is just 
about mandatory equipment these days.  A semi-decent one will do NAT and 
DHCP for you, handle your PPPoE login, and provide another line of 
defence for those Windows boxes many of us have as our dirty little secret.

-- 
bje




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