[aclug-L] Re: ADSL, SWBell & Linux

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I do highly recommend ADSL over cable modems.  SWBell has had a few
> reliability issues here in Dallas.  My ISP is not swbell.net but
> fastlane.com, but they're only in the Dallas area.
>
> Anyway, there should be no problem with Linux.  They may claim that
> Linux is not "supported" but it works fine.  The ADSL modem comes with
> a crossover UTP cable but with a standard cable you can hook it to
> your hub (10Mb/s).  Just get the IP range, netmask, and default
> gateway from them and configure it just like normal Ethernet.

As a beta tester for DSL here in Clearwater, I can say that it does
work with Linux, even if they are using PPPOE (PPP Over Ethernet)
The service so far is solid - much more so than my dial-up connection
ever was.  The only complaint is bandwidth, but I think that will
change once they get another T1 in.  I downloaded the 1st disk of
Debian-2.1_r4 last nigh
modem and nearly 7x whayou might get on a 56k dial-up.  I'm sold!

--dwh

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