ADSL modems: drivers req'd? Are they all compatible?
1. Are any special drivers required to plug into an ADSL modem, or can I use any ADSL modem as long as my NIC is working?
2. Are all ADSL modems compatible? My ISP wants to sell one for $150 USD, but I see them at BestBuy/CompuUSA for much less... Will any ADSL modem do? 3. I've heard of PPPoE (PPP over ethernet) -- is that required to use an ADSL modem? Is PPPoE a "driver"? A kernel module? I'm getting ready to get off of dialup and onto something better, so any help is much appreciated. Thanks. |
Re: ADSL modems: drivers req'd? Are they all compatible?
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You can get some more reading in the man pages for those commands by issuing -> $ man pppoe $ man adsl-setup $ man adsl-start $ man adsl-stop $ man adsl-status Quote:
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Wow Chinaman, thank you.
I'll have a look at NewEgg and see about their ADSL modem prices. The other option here for me is, of course, getting a cable modem. I'm pretty sure PPPoE is not required for using a cable modem (though I don't yet understand why). It looks like using a cable modem is even simpler -- just plug it in and it works (?). Is that the way it worked for you? Glad to hear Slackware supports rp-pppoe out-of-the-box. I'm still running bare.i at the moment. I'll check those man pages (and poke around for rp-pppoe) when I get home in front of my slack box. |
When I lived in America and used cable I was running Windoze,
and I don't even remember how it was setup. I'm sure you can get plenty of help here if you choose cable. I would - it's much faster than ADSL. One of the only things I miss about America. ;-) |
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