Linux-friendly (non-Bell) GTA DSL providers

[Dave Germiquet]

I'm using ca.inter.net with gentoo and an openwrt router.. it appears
to work fine..
I haven't had any problems, and not sure i think you could probably
use any internet provider you want with linux.. or freebsd.


On 5/22/07, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Michael MacLeod wrote:
> > On 5/22/07, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >> PPPoE on linux works perfectly and is rather trivial to setup.
> >>
> >> Of course if it uses PPPoE it really is Bell DSL systems you are going
> >> through, although the ISP providing the actual bandwidth to the internet
> >> is not Bell (usually at least).
> >
> > Some ISP's have been buying/leasing up actual space in CO's around the
> > GTA, but because they already have PPPoE related infrastructure
> > (RADIUS, etc) they've continued to use it. So it's now quite possible
> > to have a PPPoE DSL connection and not be connecting to Bell on any
> > level.
> >
>
> While many ISP's do rent space in a Bell CO, they still connect to Bell
> cables, so you're not likely to be completely free of Bell. Fortunately,
> the part of Bell that looks after cables etc., is far more competent
> than Sympatico.
>
>
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