[H-GEN] adsl help

[David Duffy]

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At 07:26 PM 7/02/2003, you wrote:
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> > We're also curious as to how to get this to go under linux. It appears to
> > have an ethernet port on the back (marked 10Base T/MDI-X), and
> > another port
> > that doesn't look like rj45 which is marked ATMF-25. (Go easy on me, I've
> > only ever done a cable modem setup and that was so easy it was
> > almost a joke.)
>
>Setting up and ADLS modem is just as easy. I use Roaring Penguin PPPoE
>(don't know who doesn't) on Mandrake 9.0 boxes.

This is assuming a dynamic IP. If using a static IP ADSL connection, you don't
need any software. The modem appears as another direct IP address. I've got
a dynamic one here at home and it was easy to setup with PPPoE. The one
for the workshop (static) was easy to setup too. Both units use a DLINK modem
(DSL300 I think) and use a straight RJ-RJ cable from modem to the Ethernet 
card.
David...



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