ADSL usb modems

[Rick Stevens]

Graeme Nichols wrote:
> Hello Rick, my apologies if contacting you direct is a no no but I was
> after your opinion direct on the compatibility of RH8 and usb ADSL
> modems that are given free by the ISPs these days.
> 
> I am thinking of upgrading to ADSL so wanted to know if they work with
> RH8 without problems.

You didn't get me directly--you posted to the list ;-)

There are some ADSL modems that work fine with Linux and some that
don't, just as there are some winmodems that work and others that won't. 
Keep in mind that this is not just a Red Hat issue--it's a general Linux
issue with manufacturers not helping an open source solution.

If you can be a bit more specific, we might be able to help more.  Is
there a reason you're going with RH8.0 and not RH9 or Fedora?
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