RE: [SLUG] Telstra ADSL & Debian vs RedHat

[Doug Stalker]

I'm using Telstra ADSL with Debian and it's working very well - better than it works with windows.  I'ts been down once in the past few weeks, when something went wrong with Telstras Authenticationserver.   The package you need is pppoe.  I had some setup problems - PAP will not work with bigpond ADSL.  Once I setup CHAP it was fine.     Six months ago I switched from Mandrake to Debian, and I think debian is much nicer to work with.  Try it and see for yourself.     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael X Haynes Sent: Tuesday, 1 May 2001 11:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] Telstra ADSL & Debian vs RedHat Hi there,   Well I've been using Linux for the past 4 years for uni work and havent looked back. I now plan to go broadband which is just great for the linux box (linux without internet is not that great right?). So I wanted to see if anyone has got ADSL running effectively, and get a judgement of its service. My first preference would be Optus Cable, but this building has a poor management and the network is reluctant too ):   Lastly I have a friend who swears by the virtues of Debian over mainstream Linux e.g RedHat, my current setup. Who will argue his case? I may just change if someone can convince me. ;)