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1 total messages Started by Pete Calderwood Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:13
Does this networking device exist?
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Author: Pete Calderwood
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:13
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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.
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