[NMLUG] QWest DSL with Cisco 670 vs. Actiontec GT701 modem

[don at silver-lynx.com (Don Wilde)]

Mike Kruchoski wrote:

> Has anyone had experience with both the Cisco 670 and Actiontec GT701 
> modems on QWest DSL.  I recently "upgraded" to the higher speed DSL.  
> QWest sent a new modem (not requested).  My present Cisco "seems" to 
> work just fine at the 1.5 Mbps, but the Actiontec modem provides 
> integrated wireless capability, which would be helpful.  However, I'm 
> not eager to reconfigure the Actiontec to work with the services I 
> currently run on my network.
>
> In your experience, is the Actiontec reliable?  Easy to configure 
> (i.e., easier than Cisco)?  Is the documentation readily available & 
> easy to understand?  Any security concerns?  Any "gotcha's" that the 
> company propaganda doesn't mention?
>
So far, the Actiuontec has proven reliable and configurable. However, 
QWest does not deliver what they promise. I'm supposed to have their Pro 
service (1.1mbit guaranteed up AND down), but we're only getting 
800Kbits consistently. Most of the configuration is very easy; however, 
they don't docuiment the advanced things like port-forwarding and such 
completely. It is, however, very similar to standard natd rulesets, so 
it's understandable.

I have yet to tackle getting reverse-DNS set up with QWest...