[ale] DSL providers/hardware

[arromdee at rahul.net (Ken Arromdee)]

Okay, now, what hardware exactly do I need to connect to DSL?  Is an
Ethernet card needed?  If so, will any card do or are there only a few which
work with Linux?

If I look at Atlantic Nexus's page it says this:

"The free modem is a bridge only devices that may be used with your
DSL router or connected directly to a single Windows XP, Vista, MAC
or Linux computer. "

Do I need an ethernet card for this?

If I only have one PC, do I need a router?

There are supposedly PCI DSL modems, do any of them work with Linux?