[gentoo-user] Re: OT : DSL modems changing ISP
On 2008-08-26, Alan McKinnon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 26 August 2008 08:06:38 Robert Bridge wrote: I have done this a couple times and it has always worked well for me. Hope that helps. Or just run your own email server... It makes life so much easier. :) Or just get a gmail address for mailing lists, then there's no maintenance at all :-) Due to spammage problems, there are some lists/forums/whatever that no longer allow gmail addresses to join. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! I didn't order any at WOO-WOO ... Maybe a YUBBA visi.com... But no WOO-WOO!
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT : DSL modems changing ISP
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
[gentoo-user] Re: OT : DSL modems changing ISP
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.
