You should not need a dial up modem may want to ask on that one. Also do you have a static ip or dhcp if dhcp is it ppoe(?) static ips are easy. DHCP you need to compile in support for. Also you may want to consider a firewall since as soon as you put a *nix box up with a DSL connection you are a target. A good way to do it is to get a hub or a switch (I like the linksys switched networking kit) a cheap pentium with 2 pci slots and go to www.floppyfw.org for a good starting point. You will invest about 200 and save yourself a world of grief.
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-to: Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 00:12:44 +0000 (UTC) > >On 24-Aug-2000 David Bellows wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I'm contemplating getting DSL service through my local phone co. >> Bellsouth (anyone have specific dealings with them re: DSL) and find >> myself in total ignorance of what's involved, so please bear with me as >> I ask these questions. >> >> 1. The service comes with an external DSL modem. I was under the >> impression that DSL hooked up through one's ethernet card. Since I >> appear to be wrong, what does the DSL modem do and is it likely to be >> GNU/Linux compatible? > >The DSL modem has a connector for cable. You use cable (10BaseT in my case) >to connect the DSL modem to a network card in your computer. My Network card >is PCI, since I was not brave enough to try the type with a USB connector. > >> >> 2. I installed the default kernel in my system and didn't set up any >> networking stuff (currently using a dial up connection -- I'm presuming >> that DSL is a kind of networking thing). Where do I find the >> information about these things and is there a Debian tool that will help >> me configure whatever needs configuring? >> > >I downloaded Roaring Penguin from www.roaringpenguin.com and then used Alien >to make a Debian package from the rpm I downloaded. I have PPP and SLIP (I >don't believe SLIP is actually required) compiled in my kernel, along with the >tulip driver for the network card being installed as a module. Of course, you >need to have the PPP package installed too, which you probably already have >since you are using a dialup. I had to empty my /etc/ppp/options since pppoe >has its own options file. > >> 3. The webpage for Bellsouth DSL mentions three requirements (in >> addition to MS or Mac) a) USB (probably not currently supported in >> Debian, eh?) OR b) ethernet card OR c) NIC. My question: what is the >> difference between ethernet and NIC? Which should I get? >NIC and ethernet refer to the same thing. NIC= Network Interface Card. > >> >> 4. Another requirement was that I needed a dial up modem installed, >> which I do have, but why would I need that? > >I have no idea why you would need that. I didn't need one. > >I am using Pacific Bell, btw. > >-- >Andrew > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
