High Speed Internet and Modems and stuff

[Jon Thiele]

i would strongly recommend getting a router so that the pc is not natively
connected to the internet...

this way, you configure the router and not your pc - simply set your pc to
dhcp and let the router handle the details...


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Howard
Gibson
Sent: April 13, 2005 10:30 AM
To: Toronto Linux User's Group
Subject: [TLUG]: High Speed Internet and Modems and stuff


   A non-computer-geek friend of mine has finally broken down and bought a
computer.  He has installed Fedora_2 from the Red Hat Fedore Linux 2 Bible.
This is very good.

   He is looking into getting high speed internet.  He has called Sympatico
and has been told that they do not support Linux.  I am still connecting
through the phone to Echo Online (WinTel?). 

   What is the easiest way for a non-computer type to get a Linux box
connected to the internet?  I know that the phone has become very easy.  Who
is the recommended service?  What modems and drivers seem to work for
everyone?

   I have searched through a couple of websites, but I suspect that this is
very simple.

   Also, someone else asked me about Linux and USB modems.  I have directed
him to the Linux USB website. http://www.linux-usb.org/, which looks
informative.  Is there personal experience out there I can pass on?

   Thanks.

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