Re: [Cooker] ATT wireless broadband and Linux?? Help!!
Well they said no linux to me too. typed dhcp and voila :) They get all pissed when ya mention it :) On 13 Apr 2001 22:51:02 -0800, michael wrote: > On Friday 13 April 2001 08:31 pm, you wrote: > > Do you use? I use ATT Broadband (curse them) but not wireless. > > If yes, what it like? > > > > On 13 Apr 2001 11:10:50 -0700, michael wrote: > > > Has anyone been abloe to connect to the internet thru ATT broadband > > > wireless > > > using Linux??? > > > -m- > > I am scheduled for a hookup on the 17th. My local isp has a 10Gb cap on > datatransfers, and I am told they don't (currently, I'm at 9.2G for this > month). Also I hate monopolies, and my isp has alaska sewn up for broadband > access. The reason I am asking is they say no way can one use linux with > their system. Can I install it on one box and use it as a gateway? > Anyone have any ideas as to how to get around this absolute anti-Linux stance > of theirs? > -- > pax > -m- >
Re: [Cooker] ATT wireless broadband and Linux?? Help!!
On Saturday 14 April 2001 09:01 am, you wrote: > Here's the deal > > The software most of these companies use to VALIDATE the receiver and > do all the set-up stuff only runs under Windows. The hitch is that once > all that is done, TCP/IP is TCP/IP - and their system can't tell Windows > from Linux. No guarentees that I'm right, but have seen this with two > other wireless broadband companies, and most likely ATT is the same. > > So worst case you have to load a minimal windoz bootable partition. > Not-so-worst case - borrow a friend's windows computer for the day. > > Vinny > > On Saturday 14 April 2001 01:51, you wrote: > > On Friday 13 April 2001 08:31 pm, you wrote: > > > Do you use? I use ATT Broadband (curse them) but not wireless. > > > If yes, what it like? > > > > > > On 13 Apr 2001 11:10:50 -0700, michael wrote: > > > > Has anyone been abloe to connect to the internet thru ATT broadband > > > > wireless > > > > using Linux??? > > > > -m- > > > > I am scheduled for a hookup on the 17th. My local isp has a 10Gb cap on > > datatransfers, and I am told they don't (currently, I'm at 9.2G for this > > month). Also I hate monopolies, and my isp has alaska sewn up for > > broadband access. The reason I am asking is they say no way can one use > > linux with their system. Can I install it on one box and use it as a > > gateway? Anyone have any ideas as to how to get around this absolute > > anti-Linux stance of theirs? Bless you my son! -- pax -m-
Re: [Cooker] ATT wireless broadband and Linux?? Help!!
Here's the deal The software most of these companies use to VALIDATE the receiver and do all the set-up stuff only runs under Windows. The hitch is that once all that is done, TCP/IP is TCP/IP - and their system can't tell Windows from Linux. No guarentees that I'm right, but have seen this with two other wireless broadband companies, and most likely ATT is the same. So worst case you have to load a minimal windoz bootable partition. Not-so-worst case - borrow a friend's windows computer for the day. Vinny On Saturday 14 April 2001 01:51, you wrote: > On Friday 13 April 2001 08:31 pm, you wrote: > > Do you use? I use ATT Broadband (curse them) but not wireless. > > If yes, what it like? > > > > On 13 Apr 2001 11:10:50 -0700, michael wrote: > > > Has anyone been abloe to connect to the internet thru ATT broadband > > > wireless > > > using Linux??? > > > -m- > > I am scheduled for a hookup on the 17th. My local isp has a 10Gb cap on > datatransfers, and I am told they don't (currently, I'm at 9.2G for this > month). Also I hate monopolies, and my isp has alaska sewn up for broadband > access. The reason I am asking is they say no way can one use linux with > their system. Can I install it on one box and use it as a gateway? > Anyone have any ideas as to how to get around this absolute anti-Linux > stance of theirs?
Re: [Cooker] ATT wireless broadband and Linux?? Help!!
This thread is a general Linux issue and has got nothing to do with the Cooker release of Mandrake, please take it elsewhere. b. -- Brian J. Murrell
Re: [Cooker] ATT wireless broadband and Linux?? Help!!
On Friday 13 April 2001 08:31 pm, you wrote: > Do you use? I use ATT Broadband (curse them) but not wireless. > If yes, what it like? > > On 13 Apr 2001 11:10:50 -0700, michael wrote: > > Has anyone been abloe to connect to the internet thru ATT broadband > > wireless > > using Linux??? > > -m- I am scheduled for a hookup on the 17th. My local isp has a 10Gb cap on datatransfers, and I am told they don't (currently, I'm at 9.2G for this month). Also I hate monopolies, and my isp has alaska sewn up for broadband access. The reason I am asking is they say no way can one use linux with their system. Can I install it on one box and use it as a gateway? Anyone have any ideas as to how to get around this absolute anti-Linux stance of theirs? -- pax -m-
