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But the problem is, he uses AOL Cable broadband service. To me that just means, its a cable modem, just like comcast or anyother cable service. However, I know AOL has some type of software they use to authenticate user names and passwords. Would I just be able to setup PengAOL on his machine to do this? Or what does he need to connect using AOL?
As far as I know, PPPoE is just an authentication service and doesn't require DSL to work. It's just that most Cable providers use different methods of authentication such as *shudder* MAC address checking. (A friend of mine has a cable account that uses MAC checking)
What type of authentication does AOL use? Would SuSE 9.1 provide this method to authenticate to AOL?
SuSE is the distro I recommended to him. Any tips on converting someone to linux would be helpful. Like what should I setup for him, what tips should I give him, etc...
Mostly, he is concerned about not being able to connect to the internet.
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