Keith: I can't help you with the cost of the recommended ehternet card -
suggest that you liaise directly with PDI.
Best of luck.
Vaughan.
At 03:44 p.m. 13/11/2004, you wrote:
Thanks, Vaughan. He is still in the interest phase of using his BN with
DSL. What is the cost of the recommended Ethernet card?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vaughan Dodd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Using the Braillenote with DSL
> Hi there.
>
> My response to this may be a little late: it is indeed possible to connect
> the BrailleNote directly to the net via a dsl modem . I found that I set
> everything up as a normal dialup connection to my isp, but of course, it
> commands my DSL modem to do the connecting. Thus, the Braillenote uses
the
> ethernet card to connect. I am assuming for the purposes of this that you
> have used the configuration programme which Pulsedata supplies to
establish
> an ethernet connection.
>
> I had a curious problem which in the end was very easy to solve. My html
> loading would lock up completely when the second page was loaded after
> connecting to a designated sight; either the homepage or any site called
up
> off the Braillenote. Solved by deleting off the bn all the cookies,
> temporary internet files, history etc.
> I generally found the installation and connecting process a bit hit and
> miss with Windows XP home edition, and my problem of web page lockup was
> apparently not common. Eventual success More a process of trial and error
> that I got things working properly. Would like to see some improvements
to
> PDI's documentation on networking, but understand the challenges facing
> developing good instructions for all of the networking possibilities out
> there.
>
>
> Keith: Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> Vaughan.
>
> At 04:17 p.m. 11/11/2004, you wrote:
> >Keith,
> >
> >I use the bn with my dsl connection all the time. I do go through a
> >router, but it should be pretty easy to get the bn to work with the dsl
> >modem directly
> >provided you have a network card and set up your directory of services
> >entry to use the network connection under the list of modems.
> >
> >Unless the provider uses some sort of proprietary software, I don't see
> >that there should be too much of a problem. I'm using sbc global here as
my
> >connection to the net.
> >
> >Don
> >
> >On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:09:47 -0600, Keith Bundy wrote:
> >
> >I am working with an individual who has a DSL connection to the Internet.
> >Has anyone had success using the BrailleNote, version 5.10, with DSL? If
> >so, let me know and we can discuss.
> >
> >
> >Pastor O. Keith Bundy
> >Church of the Nazarene
> >Madison, SD
> >
> >Check out high quality telecommunications services at
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