[Omaha.pm] Alltell / Windstream and a new DSL modem...

[Dan Linder <dan@linder.org>]

My parents are needing a new DSL modem for their AllTell (now Windstream?) Internet connection (Rural subdivision between Plattsmouth and Bellevue).

Their eyes glazed over when I asked them if it used PPPoE and other tech questions....  (But then my knowledge of DSL isn't that deep either.)

Does anyone have any recommendations for a DSL modem that will work with AllTell/Windstream?  

Or are there any that I should stay away from?

And aside from PPPoE, are there any other technical issues that I should be aware of when replacing a DSL modem?  They'll be using a small Netgear home firewall so we'll be putting the modem into "pass-through mode" -- that's the correct term, right?

Thanks,

Dan

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