I'll second that, being an ADSL user in Canada. Just config the ethernet
card as required by your service provider (DHCP, hard IP, PPPoE, etc)
and go. The ADSL modem should be invisible to your system, operating as
a router/hub for all intents and purposes.
The only gotcha is the PPPoE stuff, which does require special drivers
and PPPd to operate correctly. AFAIK, Mandrake has a package but I
haven't tried it myself since I use an entirely different version
authored by a fellow Canadian that has most of it's logic in a kernel
module.
John
Ryan Wahle wrote:
>
> then you don't need a driver for it man... just load up the ethernet and
> get it working and plug it in to the dsl modem and your done...
>
> On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Jae C. wrote:
>
> > External connected to ethernet
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ryan Wahle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 6:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Cooker] ADSL SpeedStream 5260
> >
> >
> > > is this an internal modem or a external one that connects to ethernet?
> > >
> > > On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Jae C. wrote:
> > >
> > > > My original query was about a driver for the demented 5260 SpeedStream
> > > > Modem.
> > > > Sorry about the profanity I just have been a wee bit depressed because
> > > > WinSucks keeps crashing.
> > > > Jae
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Guy T. Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 4:44 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Cooker] ADSL SpeedStream 5260
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 05 Apr 2000, Jae C. wrote:
> > > > > > Most of the people who responded to my query were more conserned
> > about
> > > > the
> > > > > > damn autorespondant then they were about the fucking inquery I WANT
> > TO
> > > > GET
> > > > > > THE FUCK AWAY FROM WINFUCKINGDOWS 98!!!! So please help me.
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) run fdisk
> > > > > 2) enter 'p' to get a list of partitions
> > > > > for each partition of type 'b' Win95 FAT32
> > > > > 3) enter 't' to change partition type
> > > > > 4) enter the partition number of the Win partition
> > > > > 5) enter '83' for hex code
> > > > > (end for loop)
> > > > > 6) enter 'w' to write changes to disk
> > > > > for each newly created linux partition
> > > > > 7) mke2fs /dev/hdxx (replacing xx with the parition)
> > > > >
> > > > > This will successfully get rid of Windows for you, and give you new
> > > > partitions
> > > > > to use for Linux. Edit /etc/fstab to your liking to use them.
> > > > >
> > > > > If this doesn't answer your question about how to get rid of Windows,
> > > > you'll
> > > > > need to be more specific than what you said above.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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