[ale] Linux setup for Bellsouth ADSL

[pete.hardie at dvsg.sciatl.com (Pete Hardie)]

"Bash, Richard M." wrote:
> 
> I use Bellsouth ADSL, and am pleased with their
> performance.  ( >1.1MB, usually)  I am not pleased
> with Windows 2000, as it locks up fairly often.
> 
> Can I use Linux to connect to the network.  My
> ADSL is provided by regular phone line to an
> Alcatel USB ADSL converter which plugs into my USB
> port.
> 
> I know the 2.4 kernel supports USB, but I am not sure if
> I need to run PPPoE, or what.  Has anyone done this
> with Bellsouth ADSL?

BellSouth FastAccess uses PPPoE, which when it was installed on
my wife's Win98 box, used a PPPoE utility provided by the installer.

Is the wire coming into your USB converter a 10baseT wire?  If so, you
might be able to run that into a regular Ethernet card.

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