Re: Linux and ADSL

1998-05-12 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Tue, 12 May 1998, Keith wrote: : Cable modem down here in SotuhWest Florida cost about $35 per month. : They put an ethernet card in your computer, but it is not bidirectional : yet. You still have to dial in with a modem. So uploading is slow, the : speed of the modem. I want to write a shame

Re: Linux and ADSL

1998-05-12 Thread Alain Toussaint
> > Cable modem here is $65/mo I think, including 100mb traffic, then > > it's *** 35c/mb! *** > > somewhat expensive this option,Videotron (in Montreal,QC,Canada) charge > 49.95$ for CableModem access including the Modem,eth card and 2 GIG of > bandwith per month,i wish i could live in Montreal !

Re: Linux and ADSL

1998-05-12 Thread Keith
Cable modem down here in SotuhWest Florida cost about $35 per month. They put an ethernet card in your computer, but it is not bidirectional yet. You still have to dial in with a modem. So uploading is slow, the speed of the modem. Is there going to be a standard on cable modems or is every single

Re: Linux and ADSL

1998-05-12 Thread Alain Toussaint
> Cable modem here is $65/mo I think, including 100mb traffic, then > it's *** 35c/mb! *** somewhat expensive this option,Videotron (in Montreal,QC,Canada) charge 49.95$ for CableModem access including the Modem,eth card and 2 GIG of bandwith per month,i wish i could live in Montreal !! > ISDN is

Re: Linux and ADSL

1998-05-12 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Tue, 12 May 1998, Hamish Moffatt wrote: : On Mon, May 11, 1998 at 09:26:41PM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote: : > The unit itself is usually ~500$ cdn, but the providers around here lease : > it for a few dollars a month more. : : That sounds nice. Here in the land of .AU, where any decent sized

Re: Linux and ADSL

1998-05-12 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Mon, May 11, 1998 at 09:26:41PM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > The unit itself is usually ~500$ cdn, but the providers around here lease > it for a few dollars a month more. That sounds nice. Here in the land of .AU, where any decent sized link is expensive (ISDN is a rip-off here), the cable

Re: Linux and ADSL

1998-05-12 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Mon, 11 May 1998, Timothy C. Phan wrote: > Hi, > > I post some question on Linux and ISDN last time and got very > good responses. One user suggested that I should try ADSL. > > I'd like to know what support does Linux provide with ADSL, > equipment cost, monthly ISP cost, configurat

Re: Linux and ADSL

1998-05-12 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Mon, 11 May 1998, Timothy C. Phan wrote: > Hi, > > I post some question on Linux and ISDN last time and got very > good responses. One user suggested that I should try ADSL. ADSL is almost always done with an external 'ADSL Modem' (sic) which is connected to your PC with an ethernet cab

Linux and ADSL

1998-05-12 Thread Timothy C. Phan
Hi, I post some question on Linux and ISDN last time and got very good responses. One user suggested that I should try ADSL. I'd like to know what support does Linux provide with ADSL, equipment cost, monthly ISP cost, configuration, reliability, etc. if any has experience with ADSL o

Re: Linux and ADSL

1998-01-21 Thread Stephen Gregory
Do a bit a research before you take the plunge. I almost went with MT&T (in nova scotia) and their ADSL service. However, I found out that they are using some nasty proprietary Novell gunk. I went with a cable modem instead. The install was very sweet. Before the tech came I installed and tested a

Linux and ADSL

1998-01-21 Thread rob
Hi there, My local phone company is offering internet access through ADSL and I'm considering hooking up with them. Could someone tell me what all would be involved in changing over my Linux box to use their ADSL instead of using my dialup PPP? Does their modem require special drivers? thank