Re: Linux and DSL Support?
Roy P. Turner (ecstasy@dopamine.com)
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 07:32:00 -0600
In message <19980327001052.44707@debian.org>, Erik Andersen writes:
> My phone company is about to begin offering ADSL (Asymmetric Digital
> Subscriber Line) service. For about $40 US a month it will provide
> me with a 24-7 connection to the net at 256 Kbps. (Drool, Drool).
> Anyway, to use this new service though will require that I plug in
> an ADSL Modem Adapter (such as http://www.netspeed.com/pcirunner.html).
> Does anybody know anything about DSL, what it would take for Linux to
> support it? Some techinal docs are available at http://www.adsl.com/
>
> -Erik
>
The Alcatel model I've seen offered by both Southwestern Bell and Pacbell
take ethernet out from the computer so only normal ethernet is required.
Roy
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