Wrap-up: Driver for DSL Modem

2001-01-22 Thread Bob Hilliard
I wrote: > My local telephone company (BellSouth)is offering an attractive > deal on DSL service. They will supply a "3COM HOMECONNECT ADSL MODEM > PCI" (I think it is model 3CP3617), but they only support Windoze > ("support" means they supply a driver). > > Is anyone successfull

Re: Driver for DSL Modem

2001-01-22 Thread Hall Stevenson
> My local telephone company (BellSouth)is offering an > attractive deal on DSL service. They will supply a "3COM > HOMECONNECT ADSL MODEM PCI" (I think it is model > 3CP3617), but they only support Windoze ("support" means > they supply a driver). You could try telling them that you don't have a

Re: Driver for DSL Modem

2001-01-21 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 09:19:03PM -0500, Jonathan D. Proulx wrote: > I don't *think* thare's any drivers for internal PCI stuff, it's > possible (but unlikely) that the "modem" uses a supported ethernet > chip and then does pppoe stuff on board, but I wouldn't count on it. I'm pretty sure you're

Re: Driver for DSL Modem

2001-01-21 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 03:29:12PM -0500, Bob Hilliard wrote: : My local telephone company (BellSouth)is offering an attractive :deal on DSL service. They will supply a "3COM HOMECONNECT ADSL MODEM :PCI" (I think it is model 3CP3617), but they only support Windoze :("support" means they supply

Re: Driver for DSL Modem

2001-01-21 Thread Ken Weingold
On Sun, Jan 21, 2001, David B. Harris wrote: > To quote Ken Weingold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > # AFAIK, all Linux would need to support is the NIC. Does BellSouth use > # pppoe? If so, Roaring Penguin's pppoe for Linux is AWESOME. Painless > # install. > > If indeed it's just a NIC. Sounds like it

Re: Driver for DSL Modem

2001-01-21 Thread David B . Harris
To quote Ken Weingold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # AFAIK, all Linux would need to support is the NIC. Does BellSouth use # pppoe? If so, Roaring Penguin's pppoe for Linux is AWESOME. Painless # install. If indeed it's just a NIC. Sounds like it's an internal(PCI) ADSL modem. Not a standalone box. Da

Re: Driver for DSL Modem

2001-01-21 Thread Ken Weingold
On Sun, Jan 21, 2001, Bob Hilliard wrote: > My local telephone company (BellSouth)is offering an attractive > deal on DSL service. They will supply a "3COM HOMECONNECT ADSL MODEM > PCI" (I think it is model 3CP3617), but they only support Windoze > ("support" means they supply a driver). > >

Driver for DSL Modem

2001-01-21 Thread Bob Hilliard
My local telephone company (BellSouth)is offering an attractive deal on DSL service. They will supply a "3COM HOMECONNECT ADSL MODEM PCI" (I think it is model 3CP3617), but they only support Windoze ("support" means they supply a driver). Is anyone successfully using BellSouth DSL servi