Re: Re: [Nolug] [nolug] adsl installatio

The simplest way by far is via ethernet. If you're stuck with the
USB alcatel, a little linksys router in between your PC and the modem
would be the second simplest method. You'd be connecting to that
device via ethernet with your linux box. As you've observed,
installing and running with the alcatel drivers is signficantly more
involved.

On Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 04:31:08PM -0400, jdtiede@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Sorry, Scott, that reply was supposed to have gone to John Souvestre. There are people using the SpeedTouch USB with Linux. I have downloaded files but never got anything to work. Alcatel is a French modem, and Linux apparently is more popular in Europe than here at this time. I keep thinking someone will bring out a simple way to connect.
> ============================================================
> From: Scott Harney <scotth@scottharney.com>
> Date: 2002/09/10 Tue PM 03:54:52 EDT
> To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> Subject: Re: [Nolug] [nolug] adsl installatio
>
> I don't know that a USB based ADSL modem is going to work with Linux.
> You need ethernet. and you'll need to configure PPP over Ethernet (ie
> PPPoE). You can search google to see if anyone else is using this
> bellsouth "speedtouch" usb modem with linux. Or perhaps someone
> else on the list will chime in later with a similar setup.
>
> I doubt it though. You need an ethernet DSL modem.
>
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 03:42:41PM -0400, jdtiede@bellsouth.net wrote:
> > I'm not sure what a 'simple bridging connection is," as I have little network knowledge. I'm a retired database programmer anxious to get completely away from Microsoft. I programmed MS Access for several years in the Silicon Valley and have moved my personal databases to Delphi and have a copy of Kylix to migrate to when I get the ADSL up under Linux and get either PostgreSQL or MySQL to work for me. At any rate, whatever will let me most easily connect a single machine thru FastAccess is what I'm looking for. I have the SpeedTouch USB modem (external) supplied by BellSouth.
> > ============================================================
> > From: johns@sstar.com
> > Date: 2002/09/10 Tue PM 02:12:19 EDT
> > To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> > Subject: [Nolug] [nolug] adsl installatio
> >
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > > I have been trying for months to get BellSouth FastAccess to work
> > > with Linux (now using RH 7.3).
> >
> > If you would like a simple bridging connection, rather than PPoE, give me a
> > call. I do them. :-)
> >
> > John
> >
> >
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