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Subject:Re: Tools: Getting off a blacklist? From:"Mark Baker" <listsub -at- analecta -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 Jan 2004 23:28:51 -0500
Geoff Hart wrote:
> I'm not sure I have any other options for a
> high-speed connection, since the only local alternative doesn't support
> OS-X on my computer.
The solution to this problem is to get a DSL/Cable router. It acts as the
PPPOE client (talking to your ISP) and provides a DHCP server that your
computer can talk to. That way it does not matter what OS your machine is
running. Also, the router serves as a hardware firewall.