I'm using the same here and it's been reliable so far for the last couple of years. From what I've seen, AT&T cable has been a bit short of reliable. Brent Mage Grimau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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] > > --------------------------------------------- > Attachment: message.footer > MIME Type: text/plain > --------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
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