[ale] SBC Speedstream

[Preston Boyington]

Jonathan Rickman wrote:
>> The 5100 is the 5200 without the usb interface. It is a full
>> blown router/firewall with rudimentary IDS capability. He
>> should have no problem with setup at all if they have
>> provided the admin user/pass combo for the device. Email me
>> off-list for the default user/pass combo if they did not
>> provide it. If they have changed it, he's at their mercy.
>> Otherwise, he can simply adjust firewall settings to suit,
>> plug in the PPP username and password, turn on DHCP and he's
>> off to the races.
> 
> Correction. The 5100 appears to be the 5200's weak sister.
> Turns out there
> are 2 different 5200 products with the exact same model
> number. No firewall
> or IDS on the 5100, but it is still essentially a router that handles
> the authentication, so it will work with Linux via the ethernet port.

Thank you!  he is now surfing with SUSE.  he griped a couple of years ago when he tried RH 7 (has it been that long?), but says that he is really liking what he sees.