Re: ADSL or Cable modem support in Linux, etc..

Jonathan Masters (mastersj@periscope-systems.freeserve.co.uk)
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 19:38:24 +0100

Under law, I believe that you can refuse them permission to do the "upgrade"
on the grounds that it is an "upgrade" and you don't want an "upgrade", you
didn't pay for it. It *might* work :) Unfortunately ADSL isn't mainstream
available in the UK. BT is about to finish ADSL trials in London (finishes in
September). Unfortunately, BT use a custom Ethernet card which aint good, but
they might come up with another option/use a card which is supported. NTL
(formally Comtel, formally Telecential) are trialling Cable modems which I
think just connect to a serial port - I think there might be some luck there.

Just my £0.02

Mark Lord wrote:

> "Mike A. Harris" wrote:
> ...
> > What is the support like for ADSL right now?
> ...
>
> Works fine here (2.2mb/sec), connected via ethernet to the ADSL "modem".
>
> BUT.. that ease will change soon. My ISP is shifting to PPP-over-Ethernet
> rather than continuing with the current "bridged" setup. Other ISPs
> continent-wide are likely to do the same, in the name of "equal access".
>
> Linux currently has no *mature* open-source PPPoE client, but there
> are some jury-rigged arrangements that work, sort of, at present.
> I'll likely be installed one Real Soon Now..
> --
> Mark Lord
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