Linux-friendly (non-Bell) GTA DSL providers

[Dave Germiquet]

I forgot to mention. ca.inter.net comes with a Zoom modem.. which
doesn't work nicely with a router in the beginning because its its own
router.

However they tell u how to make it exactly like a regular modem if you
ask them and then you can set it up with your router.

On 5/23/07, Dave Germiquet <davegermiquet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 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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