Fri Jul 2 16:15:32 PDT 2004
Now that I’m all converted over to ADSL, it’s time to clean up and sell off the old IDSL modem. I’m kinda sad to see it go, but at the same time it served me really well for over 3 years with never a complaint or reset. I’m not so much interested in getting a lot of money out of it as having one less thing lying unused around the house.
Auction is for 1 Efficient Networks, Inc. (Now owned by Siemens it appears) SpeedStream 5871 Broadband Internet Router. Part number 120-5871-001 IDSL to Adtran, AccessLAN, Cisco, NewBridge, Nokia, Pulsecomm, Promatory DSLAMs.
It appears to still supported with drivers and upgrades through Siemens: >a href="http://www.efficient.com/subscriber_networks/support.shtml#"<http://www.efficient.com/subscriber_networks/support.shtml#>/a>. Click on "Siemens Subscriber Networks Knowledge Base", which brings up a new window, and then click on "5000 router" on the left hand side, and there’s more info that your probably want, but a good starting point is the "_5871_Broadband_Internet_Router_main" link.
I just used it as a straight IDSL modem, but it’s got all the software and hardware support to firewalling, NAT and other goodies as well as having 4 ports on the back so you probalby won’t have to buy any additional hardware to use your connection with multiple machines. I’ve got the original install CD and customer release notes that I’ll include along with a power cable (this modem has an internal power supply with a real power switch instead of requiring a ‘wall wart’, which is really nice). I’d strongly recommend downloading the latest software from Siemens if you intend to use the firewall and NAT features to ensure that you are up to date – lot of malicious script kiddies out there who may have found a hole in the firewall implementation over the past 3 years or so.
$8 for S&H anywere in the continental US. I’ll ship outside, but buyer pays full costs. I’ll accept paypal, casher check, personal check, but I hold physical checks for 7 days to ensure that they don’t bounce.
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