Re: SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem

2003-10-04 Thread Hal Burgiss
On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 05:18:02PM -0500, Bob wrote: > What I am wondering is when the DSL service is connected (they use DHCP to > provide my computer with the IP address) will that disable my manually > configured NIC? It shouldn't at all, as long as you have compatible hardware and everything

Re: SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem

2003-10-04 Thread Jeff Wimmer
e - From: "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 5:18 PM Subject: RE: SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem > Hal, > > I checked with the DSL provider and the modem does the authentication so I > don't need to worry about

RE: SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem

2003-10-04 Thread Bob
Hal, I checked with the DSL provider and the modem does the authentication so I don't need to worry about that. What I am concerned about now though is that the system board has an onboard Ethernet NIC. I haven't been using that for my home LAN because I needed a plug-in NIC that supported BNC (o

Re: SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem

2003-10-04 Thread Hal Burgiss
On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 11:53:57PM -0500, Bob wrote: > Hal, > > The 5200 supports Ethernet and USB. > > My DSL provider uses PPPoA. Does the modem do all of the PPPoA > authentication with the provider or do I need to use PPoE over PPPoA to > authenticate from the Linux box? I doubt that would w

RE: SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem

2003-10-03 Thread Bob
PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hal Burgiss Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 10:25 PM To: redhat-list Subject: Re: SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 08:28:59PM -0500, Bob wrote: > My questions are: > > - Will RH7.0 support a USB connection to a SpeedStream 5200 ADSL modem ? I don&#x

RE: SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem

2003-10-01 Thread Bob
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hal Burgiss Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 10:25 PM To: redhat-list Subject: Re: SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 08:28:59PM -0500, Bob wrote: > My questions are: > > - Will RH7.0 supp

Re: SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem

2003-10-01 Thread Hal Burgiss
On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 08:28:59PM -0500, Bob wrote: > My questions are: > > - Will RH7.0 support a USB connection to a SpeedStream 5200 ADSL modem ? I don't think any of the Speedstream modems had Linux drivers (which is required). Its more than just a dumb USB device. Best bet i

SpeedStream 5200 ADSL Modem

2003-10-01 Thread Bob
has been in place a long time and runs over thinnet coax. I do not want to change it out. My questions are: - Will RH7.0 support a USB connection to a SpeedStream 5200 ADSL modem ? - How do I change my current DoD RH configuration to point to the USB connected SS 5200 ? My fear is that I get