Professional Geekism

Zyxel ADSL Modems and Bridging

First thing’s first: AAAAAARGH!!! *waves arms in the air maniacally*

I’ve spent the evening getting my RoutITX project off the ground and into service. But to do this, I needed an ADSL2+ modem. So, rather than persist with using my Netgear DB834GT, I thought I’d try out a P660R-D1 from Zyxel. Simple little thing, only about £25, and claims to be able to do bridging to its (single) Ethernet port.

Can it hell. I’ve tried everything I can; it can sync the DSL to a lovely speed, but it can’t get any further than that.

What I’d like is a nice, small, cheap, ADSL2+ modem (preferably including Annex M) that does a perfect bridge, with good reliability and performance.

There’s got to be one out there? I’d love to know.

Tags: adsl2+, argh, Networking, zyxel