[ale] opinion on Bellsouth DSL modems

[James P. Kinney III]

Don't get the internal modem unless you are using Microsoft windows.
There are no drivers for Linux for any internal DSL modems yet.

The early DSL installs used a bridged connection which required
registering the MAC address of the  NIC that was connected to the
external modem. Most of the new installs use PPPoE. RoaringPenguin,
while not the faster, kernel based version, is still very reliable and
stable. It is also easy to setup. The system overhead is a bit more than
the kernel version, but not substantial enough to notice a slow down of
the box unless it's a really low end box (sub P133). 

On Fri, 2001-11-23 at 18:30, John Wells wrote:
> Getting ready to sign up for Bellsouth's DSL service,
> and am considering the following two modem options:
> 
> Internal PCI modem
> External Ethernet modem
> 
> I know quite a few ale'rs use Bellsouth DSL.  Could
> someone pass along their experiences with either of
> these modems?  Are both Linux compatible?
> 
> I'd probably prefer the external modem for ease of
> transport between machines, but am not sure how it
> interfaces with the machine.  Bellsouth doesn't
> provide this info.  I want to avoid USB because the
> machine I'll most likely use as a firewall has no USB
> ports.
> 
> Finally, in general, are you pleased with Bellsouth's
> service?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> John
> 
> John
> 
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