Nick Webb wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Tom Wike wrote: > > > Hello, > > Does anyone have any experience with Verizon/GTE DSL and Mandrake?? > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > I have DSL from Verizon/GTE and it works great under any distro. However, > I think it is the ISP you have to worry about. Around here Verizon/GTE > only supplies the line, so you have to get a separate ISP. My ISP does > not use pppoe or any thing like that, all I had to do was plug it in and > go, just as if I was on a large network. My ISP also gives out static IPs > so DHCP or BOOTP was not a problem. I think your best bet would be to > talk to your ISP and see what they are using. From what I hear though, it > should work even if they do require pppoe or DHCP . . . good luck! > Verizon also supplies ISP services in some areas. If you are using Verizon in my area, for example, they use pppoe. Fortunately, I use Concentric and they don't - the modem's just another device on my 10baseT lan. (I know, I should use a gateway for security. Don't have a spare ethernet card or the knowhow to configure it if I did.) -- Mage Grimau .................................................................... So now you should spend the morning lying to your father quite amazed about the Strange Unwashed and Happily Slightly Dazed .................................................................... [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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