On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 00:05, Derek Jennings wrote: > Margot > I can confirm the Alcatel Speedtouch does work with Mandrake. > I do not have one myself, but I have set one up for a friend. > > It IS more complicated to get a USB Speedtouch working than a DSL router, but > it is certainly possible to get it to work. > > You will need the speedtouch_mgmt package installed which contains the Alcatel > binary driver. It is not on the download edition, but is available on the > Powerpack CDs, or from MandrakeClub. Contact me if you have trouble finding > it. > > I could not get my friends working with the 2.6 kernel, but the 2.4 kernel > worked fine. > Mandrake 10.0 has a wizard to set up the speedtouch. Information you will need > is :- > > VPI/VCI number - In the UK this is VPI=0 VCI=38 > Framing VC/MUX > Protocol PPPoA > Username - supplied by your ISP > Password - supplied by ISP > > I do not know how Linux friendly your ISP is, but I have just put DSL in for > my sister using Pipex, and they are not Linux hostile like some other ISPs. > (Good prices too) > > derek >
Just one point - depending upon provider, protocol might be PPPoE. -- ______ Paul 5B8BA
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