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dalek how do you use gentoo with a connection like that?
i had a go at gentoo and i musta downloaded 300MB of source, and i only got as far as compiling pango, then i gave up.
Originally posted by randomblast dalek how do you use gentoo with a connection like that?
i had a go at gentoo and i musta downloaded 300MB of source, and i only got as far as compiling pango, then i gave up.
Getting my kernel to support ppp and serial was the problem for me.
When I want to install something, I use the command emerge -f whatever. It fetches the files and then I type in emerge whatever and it compiles the package.
It is a pain in the but, the slow connection that is, but it works great, especially after getting the right IDE controller for my hard drive.
Originally posted by WindowsBurner I use Eastlink... fu##ing fast! 945kbs to 980kbs!Never had a problem with linux and eastlink
i did use eastlink also for the past few years, but i made the change to sympatico DSL, not because i wanted to, but the offer was too good to resist...
internet, cell phone, and home phone package with everything included for $99/month
but in the end it was basically the same and my downstream is around 1300kbps ..
Mannayakatheman -
I feel your pain, working with PeoplePC can be trying but...it is possible to use it with linux. The workaround requires you run the program Dialguard 1.0 (not the newest version 2.2?) in Windows with the PeoplePC dailer installed. What happens is PeoplePC's dailer takes your original password and the number you dailed in on and generates a NEW 32 character password. It's different for each dialup number used After you have the new password all you need to do is setup a normal DUN in linux. Using their preferred and alternate DNS server numbers (198.6.1.150/198.6.100.150). Should go right thru with no problem. You can also use the same information to KILL their dialup software in Windows. It even seems to speedup the rate pages load. Need more info or help let me know.
Jabopa, I see that you are new here. While it is good to help add to the body of knowledge for any particular thread, you may not have noticed that his thread was last posted to almost a year ago.
I have Cable with Insight Broadband... it's a 4Mbit line and i pay $45/month for internet only..i.e. - no cable TV, etc.. I used to have digital cable with movie channels, plus cable internet, and it was like $95/month.. which wasn't bad..
Used to be on AOL. When I asked wheteher there was any support for Linux they just sais NO.
Then I switched to Free.fr (good name, no ?) Supports Linux and will be (as they pretend) the
first EU isp to reach up to 15 M, For the moment it's only 4, though.
Anyway, I like them, they're even promoting Linux (would you believe it ?)
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