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DSL support for Linux ?
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It depends on the type of DSL you want to use. I don't know about Linux distros and specific DSL modems, but many DSL companies offer an external modem that connects to a standard TCP/IP network. If you use this type of setup, then ANY Linux will work, as long as you have networking installed right, and an ethernet card.
I use Telocity ( and an external modem connected to my home network. I use a FreeBSD box as a firewall, and that way I can connect as many computers at home as I want. (Don't take the above as an endorsement for Telocity. I have had my problems with them, but at least it works most of the time.)
Some of these companies will say they know nothing of Linux or Unix and thus do not support it, so you might just tell them you have a Windows box, but want to use the external networked modem. HINT: for the more clueless DSL companies (such as BellSouth), sometimes you can just tell them you have a Macintosh, and they will give you the external modem with TCP/IP.
I use Telocity ( and an external modem connected to my home network. I use a FreeBSD box as a firewall, and that way I can connect as many computers at home as I want. (Don't take the above as an endorsement for Telocity. I have had my problems with them, but at least it works most of the time.)
Some of these companies will say they know nothing of Linux or Unix and thus do not support it, so you might just tell them you have a Windows box, but want to use the external networked modem. HINT: for the more clueless DSL companies (such as BellSouth), sometimes you can just tell them you have a Macintosh, and they will give you the external modem with TCP/IP.
I have a Linux box on a DSL also - as of today. I can't get the parameters corrected to even allow me to ping the box. I enabled DHCP, changed IP, default gateway, etc. etc. according to the information the ISP gave me. It's a static IP number so connecting should not be this much of an issue!
Any ideas? I'm running RedHat 6.1 and considering an upgrade just to get a better interface.
To be honest, my Linux box has been offline so long that I've forgotten a lot of what I should know!
Provider is directvdsl (previously telocity).
Any ideas? I'm running RedHat 6.1 and considering an upgrade just to get a better interface.
To be honest, my Linux box has been offline so long that I've forgotten a lot of what I should know!
Provider is directvdsl (previously telocity).
Well, the problem could be your network card, your network initialization scripts, or the DSL modem's network jack. It's just plain TCP/IP, though, so it doesn't require a Linux upgrade. For further help in troubleshooting, try the TCP/IP forum, since this isn't an Apache issue.
Hi,
This thread is a bit off-track - should be in one on the linux forums...
Anyway, support for dsl is improving all the time and getting easier to setup. The just-released Redhat 7.2 has a new 'internet druid' ( that includes dsl setup and 7.0 & 7.1 had the 'adsl-config' command. For more general info on dsl on linux see the howto -->
Regards
This thread is a bit off-track - should be in one on the linux forums...
Anyway, support for dsl is improving all the time and getting easier to setup. The just-released Redhat 7.2 has a new 'internet druid' ( that includes dsl setup and 7.0 & 7.1 had the 'adsl-config' command. For more general info on dsl on linux see the howto -->
Regards
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