The Best ADSL Modem?
Sam Varshavchik
mrsam at courier-mta.com
Sun Aug 15 17:16:20 UTC 2004
regatta writes:
> Hi
>
> After more than 13 years of using dial-up to connect to Internet I am
> planning right now to use ADSL and I am searching right now for the
> best ADSL modem that support Linux very good.
>
> I don't need an expensive one , I want it to be fast modem and support Linux .
>
> I hope it doesn't support windows :)
Instead of searching for the right ADSL modem, you should be searching for
the right ADSL provider.
The right ADSL provider will give you an external ADSL modem with a standard
10Base-T port, and all you need to do is plug a cat-5 cable into the modem,
and any Linux-supported network card (of which there's no shortage of
choice). You will also not required to screw around with PPPoE, or any
similar nonsense.
I recommend Speakeasy, after five years, and two different circuits. They
are more expensive then the garden variety “here's some convoluted ADSL PCI
card, and here our XP-only drivers, loaded with spyware and other garbage”
ADSL providers. If you call for technical support and tell them you run
Linux they will probably be able to help you; if not, they still won't react
as if you grew a third eye on your forehead.
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