On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 11:10:20 -0700, John Harper wrote:

OTOH a Linksys router will cost $100-200 at your friendly local Fry's (or
whatever) and will do everything required.

You weren't following. The whole reason to deploy Windows box
is to run the driver for the DirecWay channel end with the
USB interface. It's basically the winmodem story redux.

-- Pete