Re: Proxy Stuff Linux-->Windows 98

From: Elroy Willis (elo_at_airmail.net)
Date: 04/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:57:59 GMT

tim wunder <twunder@REMOVEcomcast.net> wrote in alt.os.linux.redhat

> I believe that Elroy Willis wrote:

>> My kingdom for a Speedstream 4060 USB driver for Redhat...

> Who is your DSL provider?

SBC/Yahoo. It was just SBC a while ago, but it seems that they've
merged with Yahoo since I first got hooked up with DSL.

> Have you asked them to provide a linux-compatible DSL modem?

No such luck. If anyone else has had better luck than I have in
getting a Linux driver for SBC/Yahoo, let me know... Not only
for my USB 4060, but for any other as well...

> Or at least a different one than the one you have.

I've thought of that. The newest SBC modems are ethernet-based,
but I still think they need some kind of driver that is run by some
software that runs on the Windows box. I'm not sure if SBC supports
Linux at all...

> Is it a leased modem?

No. I own it.

> Not saying you should sabotage it or anything, but will they replace it
> if it breaks?

I dunno. I hadn't even thought about that option... :)

> A brief google search found a link where it was mentioned that the
> manufacturer doesn't even support Windows for that modem anymore.
> Look through this fairly recent thread on the Phillipines Linux Users
> Group mailing list:

> http://marc.free.net.ph/thread/20040205.225708.c0c7277f.html#20040205.225708.c0c7277f

I think my best bet is to just get things working with the current
modem, through Windows. Later on I might buy a new DSL modem that
is ethernet-based instead of USB based. 

-- 
Elroy Willis
EAP Chief Editor and Newshound
http://web2.airmail.net/~elo/news

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