Re: [gentoo-dev] Please follow keywording policy

[Stefan Schweizer <sschweizer@gmail.com>]

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 20:18:35 +0100, Patrick Lauer <patrick@gentoo.org> wrote:
> I had a fcdslsl for about ... well... two days (and no Internet in that
> time :-) ).
The fcdslsl driver in portage was not that advanced by then I guess.
> It's about as crappy as most "softmodems". I'm back to an external
> pppoe-based DSL modem since it just works.
Quality of softmodems depends on the drivers .. if you use crappy
drivers you get disconnects every half an hour ..

The disadvantage of my external modem is that it has a router and some
other things included which I cant use(only one ethernet
port+passwordprotected by provider), its another box in the crowded
computer-room and it nevertheless needs an ethernet-card in the
computer. I am almost sure power consumption does also matter for that
extra 24/7 box.

> I can only imagine the horrors of getting the others to work :-)

no horrors here .. was actually pretty easy 
ebuild /path/to config
sets everything up.

> No thanks. AVM has gone from "very good" to "cheap broken stuff" in a
> very short time :-(
So everything form AVM has gone to "cheap broken stuff", because you
were not able to set up your dsl-card? Please give us some moer
examples .. I think they are actually pretty cool, especially the new
fritzboxfons.
> I still have a fcdslsl and an external pppoe-based DSL modem lying
> around for any interested devs.

What pppoe-based DSL modem? Is it an usb-one that needs special
drivers? Or just one of the ethernet-connected that works
out-of-the-box?

Regards,
Stefan
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