James Harper <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote:
Different needs for different people I guess. My OpenWRT box means I can keep the server mostly off unless I want to record something or access some files on it, but still have internet access all the time. WOL if I want to turn it on remotely.
My ADSL 2+ card is in my desktop machine, which must therefore be on whenever I need network access. That's fine. The desktop system is also on a hardware support contract (at least until that expires), which takes care of the catastrophic failure possibility. I also have an old ADSL 1 router that I can plug in in an emergency. I can also run the ADSL 2+ PCI card from a live Linux CD, as the module is in the kernel and pppd is on the CD.
i think i'll stick with Plan A - do nothing until NBN arrives in my street, then toss out the ADSL modem and plug the NBN ethernet directly into the 2nd nic of my gateway box.
Will NBN give you an Ethernet cable from the street, or will there still be a modem required?
The termination device that connects to the fibre is supplied by them, as I understand it - fibre in one side, Ethernet and FXS ports out the other, and battery backup to accommodate power failures. Note: this is based only on what I've read.