Does this networking device exist?

Article View: comp.os.ms-windows.networking

Article #1

Back to comp.os.ms-windows.networking Previous Next

From: Pete Calderwood
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:13

33 lines
2961 bytes

Sorry for the massive cross-posting, but does anyone know if anything
with the below features exist?  I tried to find such a device on
various networking product sites, but could not find one.  If you know
of such a device, please email me ASAP at pete@voicenet.com
Thanks!

Summary: Device that emulates an ISP (with dialtone, ringing,
handshake tones, etc) so that something that only has a modem, such as
a Dreamcast, can get a 28.8k or better Ethernet connection without
having to use the Dreamcast's broadband adapter.  This is useful
because out of the 15+ Dreamcast online games, only 2 actually support
the Broadband adapter - the rest need to use the modem.  Although you
won't get the speed of using the Broadband adapter with a device like
this, if such a device existed it would not require you to tie up a
phone line or signup for a dialup ISP for the games that don't support
the BBA.

Features needed:

1) An external Ethernet Interface with a RJ-45 jack that plugs into
your broadband connection, and a modem jack that plugs into your
modem.

2) External power supply (does not rely on USB/computer for power).

3) Ability to program DNS servers/IP addresses into device's internal
memory through a PC interface, so device does not rely on software
after programmed and can therefore be used with any OS and therefore
the Dreamcast.

4) Under $200.

Thanks again.

Technical Details

Message-ID: <lsb4bt0l0thum0bdemk8t6ef7rp6hjog0t@4ax.com>

Path:

arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!nntp.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!feed2.onemain.com!feed1.onemain.com!cyclone-sf.pbi.net!207.207.0.26!nntp.giganews.com!nntp3.aus1.giganews.com!bin1.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 10578e,857188cc707234c7,start
X-Google-Attributes: gid10578e,public
X-Google-Thread: 108a34,857188cc707234c7,start
X-Google-Attributes: gid108a34,public
X-Google-Thread: 1136f8,857188cc707234c7,start
X-Google-Attributes: gid1136f8,public
X-Google-Thread: f8547,857188cc707234c7,start
X-Google-Attributes: gidf8547,public
X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-03-17 01:45:51 PST
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!nntp.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!feed2.onemain.com!feed1.onemain.com!cyclone-sf.pbi.net!207.207.0.26!nntp.giganews.com!nntp3.aus1.giganews.com!bin1.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Pete Calderwood <pete@voicenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.networking,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows,3com.totalservice.support
Subject: Does this networking device exist?
Message-ID: <lsb4bt0l0thum0bdemk8t6ef7rp6hjog0t@4ax.com>
X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Lines: 33
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:13:24 CST
Organization: Giganews.Com - Premium News Outsourcing
X-Trace: sv2-YbHK2TKIgOFeue+wnZ+xdA0QkrgM1eVmJHolTa0fSyuy4fOqpc3G9Mkon6Ba5CgAwHs8Hl/Y8I27cG4!SJ/Q3CeUzK2/
X-Complaints-To: abuse@GigaNews.Com
X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:13:24 GMT