Re: [gentoo-user] Re: DSL and AT&T. About time.

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 08/08/2009 02:45 AM, Dale wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Anyone here have AT&T DSL?  Is there anything special software wise that
>> I need to get it to work or do I just point to the URL of the modem and
>> set it up that way?
>
> If your "modem" is connect by Ethernet, then it's probably a
> router/modem/switch combo device.  Those don't even need drivers.  You
> just go to its IP and configure it there and Linux will get internet
> access through Ethernet.
>
> If it's a USB-only device, then it's a simple modem and you will have
> to pray there are Linux drivers for it.
>
>

I was told it would be a ethernet modem so sounds like I will be good to
go without to much trouble.  I messed with one of these things a long
time ago but I couldn't remember what I had to do to set it up.  I also
figured things may have changed since then too.  It was several years ago.

Thanks for the info.  I guess I don't need rp-pppoe for this to work. 

Dale

:-)  :-)