080826 Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2008-08-25, Philip Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've decided to change my ISP from Sympatico to Uniserve >> & need to check a couple of things re which others may have advice. >> (1) the best option seems to be to buy a DSL modem: Uniserve offers >> Zoom x4 ADSL : <= 8 Mbit/s (up 1 Mbit/s ) >> www.zoom.com/products/adsl_overview.html#5651 : "works w Linux" >> My understanding is that the kernel talks to the ethernet chip >> on the mobo, which in turn talks to the DSL modem, so there is >> no problem of having a DSL modem which Linux cannot work with. >> Am I correct ? > The Zoom x4 DSL modem is an IP NAT/firewall/router. > It contains a DHCP server, and Linux will work with it just fine. Thanks & to the other respondents as well (big smile).
I'm being very careful to minimise downtime or gotchas, as the Internet has become 3rd in life after breathing & beer ... -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
