The Best ADSL Modem?

[Timothy Payne]

Check with your ISP, mine is a small one and the guy that runs it is
really sharp.  I was using Qwest but they're a phone company and no one
could answer any real questions.  But you may get an answer like "every
time there is a problem it seems it's a xyz modem"  Or you'll get "Aaaa
modem? Linux? I don't think we support that, I can email you
instructions for Windows."

Are you going to have more than one machine?  I have two ADSL
connections and I set them both up with the modem in bridging mode so it
really doesn't do anything, then behind that is a router, then my hub. 
That is with a static IP from my ISP.  If you want an easy and cheap way
to set up a router check out www.freesco.org.

Tim...

On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 05:08, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Christoph Kiefer wrote:
> 
> > It's true, setting up an ADSL modem under Linux are pure pains.
> 
> I don't think that is really true, if you use an Ethernet ADSL modem, 
> and Roaring Penguin rp-pppoe.
> There is a program adsl-setup with this, that does everything necessary.
> 
> People seem to have a lot of problems with ADSL USB modems,
> so I would say the extra expense of an Ethernet modem is well worth while.
> 
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