[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bell South ADSL is claiming that they can't provide service to Linux. It is
a PPP connection with an internal modem specially made for PPP. There is
also an external ethernet option that connects to the computer through
Ethernet.
Does anyone know of a way to make this work with Linux? The website is
www.fastaccess.com or http://consumer.bellsouth.net/adsl/. Does anyone know
of using the internal ADSL modem with Linux? I suppose the external is
better and once the "install expert" is gone, configure it for a linux
machine w/ ethernet card and external device. If anyone has played with
this, please let me know the solution.
I'm using GTE ADSL with an external modem and don't have any problems
connecting with any service. I would go with the external connection if
you have room for a nic card in your computer; that's probably the
easiest way to go. If they are using PPPoE, there is Linux support for
that (although I haven't used it, I do know it's available). My account
is just standard, no PPP. I have a Netgear RT311 Router which accepts
my dynamic ip from GTE and then assigns local numbers (192.168.x.x) to
my internal network through my hub - simple as that.
Hope that helps, Mike
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Mike Tracy Holt
Kirkland, WA
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
