[TriLUG] "IP Passthrough" and AT&T 1-Wire ( sorry, 2-Wire )

[Brian McCullough]

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 03:39:20PM -0400, Rob Lockhart wrote:
> 
> Do you mean "2-Wire"??  Never heard of 1-wire, and being that DSL needs at
> least two wires,  you won't work very well with just one. :-)

You're right.  It is a 2-Wire 2701 HG-B.



>   -Rob
> 
> P.S. I have used 2-Wire devices in the past, and they can be a bit finicky
> about some things, especially 802.1x.  Also, last I heard, the Westell

I have done a little research into 802.1x, but never got anywhere toward
trying to implement it.


> modems were using the newest DSL chips which were supposed to have a lower
> noise floor and such, which means less errors and longer reach for a fixed
> bit rate, or higher bit rate for the same reach, as compared to the older
> Thompson modems.

The older box, still in use, is a Westell 327W.


Thanks,
Brian