Re: ADSL USB Modem

Steven Jones wrote:

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:02:52 -0300, Esteban Invernizzi wrote:

Hi to all. I've got a dual boot box with linux mandrake 10.0 in one
partition, and Win XP in another one. I want to get my ADSL connection
running on both OSes. I've already got it working under Win XP, since the
OEM brings XP drivers. As I need to test some things I've been learning
about linux networking, I'm willing to install my ZyXEL Prestige 600
Series USB Modem under linux. The thing is, I can't find the proper driver
:S. I've found an apparently compatible driver (for 630-11) but I don't
have the enough knowledge to install it. It asks to change the kernel
config, and I'm not confident if this is reliable. I've found instructions
on how to do it on
http://www.skynet.ie/~caolan/TechTexts/ZyXEL-630-11-HowTo.html . It says
things about "now do your normal make; make modules; make
modules_install...", but I don't know what the hell this all means. I'm
just using KDE and know a restricted set of commands (not so restricted,
but I need instruction to do things like this). Being a former Windows
user I know just a bit about compiling (with Win based IDEs, I studied C
for about 2 years since being 12 yo). If anyone could please tell me where
to learn the basic concepts about ALL this stuff in a relatively short
time, I'd be plased. It'd also be helpful if someone has any drivers for
the modem/kind of modem I'm trying to install. TIA, Esteban

Does this modem not have an Ethernet port? If it does, you'd be far
better off using it, rather than the USB one. If it doesn't, you might
like to consider trading it for one that does. USB modems are a constant
source of pain, and they impose an extra load on your computer, for with
them, your CPU must take care of some of the processing that your Ethernet
card would carry out, had you used such interface.


The modem doesn't have an Ethernet port, but even if it had, I'm already using my Ehternet card on a home LAN. There's no problem with CPU time, it's been a year since I first put my P4 3.0 MHz together and I still feel comfortable using it. Besides, I've got the USB modem free of charge when I hired my ADSL connection, but it is my ISP's modem, not mine, I can't trade by now. Thanks for the attention,
Esteban
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