Re: Wich ADSL Ethernet modem to choose for Linux?

From: Måns Rullgård (mru_at_kth.se)
Date: 02/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:01:28 +0100

Kris <reply@the.group.com> writes:

> Now, the things you tell me abuot DHCP, PPPoE, kernel support,....
> does this mean in 'normal non-Linux computer lingo': I configure my
> ISP's contact details, my user-ID and password in Linux. I try and
> connect to the Internet. Linux tells the Ethernet modem to connect to
> 'this ISP' with 'this user-ID/password' and there we go...

No, the modem basically equivalent to an old 56k modem. The
difference is that it runs much faster and connects to the computer
with Ethernet instead of rs232. There are other differences also, but
they are irrelevant. If your ISP uses DHCP it will be just like
connecting to a LAN. This is what you want. However, some ISPs use
PPPoE, which means that your computer needs to send a username and
password to the ISP, much like when using a regular modem. The ADSL
modem neither knows nor cares which method is being used. 

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mru@kth.se

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