On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 02:22, Margot wrote: > Richard Urwin wrote: > > On Wednesday 01 Sep 2004 11:55 pm, flesh.99 wrote: > > > >>On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:40:17 -0400, Bryan Phinney > >> > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>>On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote: > >>> > >>>>They don't supply a modem. Can anyone recommend one which will > >>>>definitely work with Mandrake 10 (and with Win 98SE, as I'm now > >>>>dual booting)? Preferably an external one, as I'm not confident > >>>>with screwdrivers! Or, are there any I should definitely avoid? > >>> > >>>Margot, you really should be asking them for a list of > >>>recommendations. ADSL is not totally universal as far as equipment > >>>goes, so the kind of modem that you need is going to be determined > >>>by the hardware at the DSLAM and phone company, not based on the > >>>operating system you run. According to their web page, they > >>>support the Speedtouch 330 USB DSL modem as well as the Netgear > >>>DM602 router/modem. > >>> > >>>Personally, I would go for the Netgear if I were you, it will hook > >>>up to your ethernet card and should be as close to plug and play as > >>>you get. The USB option is more likely to result in possible > >>>compatibility problems. > >> > >>It appears that the USB is fine as well: > >>http://www.4p8.com/eric.brasseur/fc2_speedtouch_usb.html > >>http://www.linux-usb.org/SpeedTouch/ > >> > >>There are some issues, but the howto's should get them through it. > >>There is a lot of support for it out there. It won't be as easy as > >>the NetGear but it's all about choice. > > > > > > The other nice thing about ethernet routers is that you can have a > > firewall up that allows no evil traffic to even get as far as your > > machine. > > > > Try the reviews on http://www.adslguide.org.uk/ > > http://www.adslguide.org.uk/reviews/ > > > > > > Thanks, all - I think I'm going to have to go with the USB option > for now - I don't have an ethernet card! And the Speedtouch 330 > seems to be fairly cheap and widely available... > > Margot >
Can't let you go down that route without a comment, Margot. Save some money and get the card & modem - you will end up doing that anyway, and have a USB modem to hoard. When you look at all the advice regarding USB, you'll often find comments such as "that's what you are supposed to do, but I never got mine to work". -- pm ---- Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them. Peter Ustinov
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