Looking for ISP, again

[William O'Higgins]

On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 11:30:53AM -0400, Ian Zimmerman wrote:

>What does the "installation software" in the package do, then?

It makes sure that an idiot Windoze box can speak PPPoE.

>I confess to not having used PPPoE directly before.  The routers I was
>connected to probably used it, but someone else always configured the routers.
>I plan to use one of those pointy-headed Linksys wireless routers; unfortunately
>it's still with the movers so I can't tell you the exact number; but I
>think there's
>only one B model, so that's the one.  Can it handle this type of up-link?

It will almost certainly be able to handle this link.  I have never
connected a Linux box to a modem - my firewall/router handles such
things for me.  Yours should too.
-- 

yours,

William

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