From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MZmjN-0006WZ-Ei for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:17:09 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6EF8EE0559; Sat, 8 Aug 2009 14:17:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-gx0-f220.google.com (mail-gx0-f220.google.com [209.85.217.220]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F7BAE0559 for ; Sat, 8 Aug 2009 14:17:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gxk20 with SMTP id 20so6228671gxk.10 for ; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:17:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=QyvBW++aXSZ6qWGvHT5PpusL8mAkWsq8lC5y5nAUU6Y=; b=thl9AESTnIRBGTtDgoOyLJNbW7wr1cDkHn+dFj3xsztE28kbniB1oSDfCmTP+/fBlt 3iaDT2OjMh4GuIRi2Y2sR//+9AsEo3qbmZHklN5KbOA4Wq406uhJloIb+eWSWb81nwXX JbKJ8S1NBRgK30mO96P7CS8Ud30/dQolkLQmI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=L/2+jgzFUv0FSBch4wH7xmWlikC9JzeZ0LO34KYJ4PPT/cImKajpQccdhLIoEOTuk1 cWVE0bD87BPq9LmMG8mW17vbFqxOCuFKxEof6TfQogQVzhpI4ppfr9Cmp3M1xyZdrgr8 Qp2cnKrURj1ymKlSTyK+SyGyX4pwKzjIhApjY= Received: by 10.90.51.16 with SMTP id y16mr2009646agy.50.1249741028045; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:17:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?64.49.63.106? (r63h106.dixie-net.com [64.49.63.106]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 10sm2752994agb.36.2009.08.08.07.17.05 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:17:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4A7D88DE.6020309@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:17:02 -0500 From: Dale User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.22) Gecko/20090628 SeaMonkey/1.1.17 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] DSL and AT&T. About time. References: <4A7CBC95.9030008@gmail.com> <1249737176.19867.5.camel@camille.espersunited.com> In-Reply-To: <1249737176.19867.5.camel@camille.espersunited.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: bcda6473-64f6-4177-a5b0-c1dc82d333c8 X-Archives-Hash: 21b66feb2f2eb1af7fc7ff73cabd7430 Michael Sullivan wrote: > On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 18:45 -0500, 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? >> >> As some may know, I have been promised DSL for the past 5 years or so. >> It is supposed to be here next week. They put the cards in the DSL box >> today. YEPPIE !!!! If I don't get DSL this time, my next post may be >> from jail. I'm going to drive my uninsured 3/4 ton pick up right over >> their shiney new DSL box. :-@ >> >> Thanks. >> >> Dale >> >> :-) :-) >> >> >> >> > > My wife and I have had AT&T DSL for a couple of years and we have the > our router plugged into the DSL modem and it works just fine. I don't > know if it would if you had a PC plugged directly into the modem, but > with a router it works fine. > > > > It sounds like it will work without a router. I know my ex's cable modem worked without or with. Of course, without only one of us could surf at a time. ;-) If it doesn't work, I can always pick up a router. Newegg is just one day away. Dale :-) :-)