adsl-modem

[Robin Laing]

David Fletcher wrote:
> At 11:58 30/03/2006, you wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> i am trying to configure my adsl-usb modem , in system-config-network 
>> it's status is ok, but when i try to connect to network there is this 
>> strange  message :
>> can not activate network device     /sbin/adsl-start : line 214 : 2497 
>> terminated
>> $ connect  "$@" > /dev/null 2>& 1
>> it seems that FC5 can not initialize USB ports because when i boot 
>> there is another
>> strange message! saying :
>> USB 1-1  : [UEAGLE-ATM] requesting firmware ueagle-atm/DSPep.bin 
>> failed with error -2
>>
>> please comment
>>
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> 
> It's best to use a modem with an ethernet connection, with a router 
> running NAT int between the modem and your PC(s). The router enhances 
> your security and lets you have a stable internal IP address.
> 
> 

It is also faster from what I have tried.  If you have a slow USB 
device it can slow your USB connection down.


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