Getting rid of M$

[Chris Hewitt]

Callan K L Tham wrote:

>On Tue, 2004-05-11 at 11:14, Chee Kiong Ong wrote:
>
>>hee... thks Edward ;)
>>like i said, i'm new to tis... 
>>so do pardon me for my ignorance... 
>>
>>By the way i'm using the Alcatel speedtouch USB ADSL modem, does Fedora Core 2 supports tis
>>without the need for any manual configuring?
>>
>>Coz if it does, i tot i might be worth waiting for tt release.
>>
>>thks,
>>
>>mickey
>>
>
>Hi Mickey,
>
>The Alcatel you're using is supported in the kernel now, however, it
>would take some configuration which you might not want to delve into
>when you're starting out. That was when I first got my modem more than 2
>years ago, so things might have improved since then.
>
>Mandrake does support that modem out of the box though, but you still
>need certain details like VCI/VPI pairs to make it work.
>
>I would recommend that you get an Ethernet modem/router instead.
>Something from Linksys/Netgear is affordable and most configuration is
>really simple, plus you can then use any distro you like without much of
>a headache...
>
>Have fun!
>
>Cheers,
>Callan
>
I'm using the Alcatel Speedtouch 510 ethernet router/modem. Just treat 
it as though it were another computer connected via ethernet. The 
router/modem does all the xDSL stuff for you.

HTH
Chris