I thank you for your prompt reply. I am told that GTE's dsl is bridged. I am
led to believe that the modem will be an external one that plugs in to an
ethernet card and does not take a crossover cable but a straight cat 5 cable
and the service is dhcp based and should be easy install. I hope to avoid
this. I am told that I will still retain my 56k dial out capabilities so I will
not configure or change anything unless I am sure it will not kill system and
plan to confer over modem to ensure a minimum of hassle when the day of install
comes which I am told will be July 26th.
Ralph
On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> "Ralph F. De Witt" wrote:
> >
> > Hi to all:
> >
> > I have finally bit the bullet and ordered DSL service. This will be provieded
> > by GTE, of course Linux is not supported as a OS, and to make matters worst the
> > last time I read the networking man and how to's I ended up haveing to
> > reinstall both my Winbloz machine and LInux. I am using Linux Mandrake 7.1 and
> > have all the security updates installed. I am hoping some one can give me the
> > info I need to get it installed and set up. I thank you in advance for your
> > help and advice in this matter.
> >
> > --
> > Ralph F. De Witt
> >
> > Proud user of Mandrake 7.1 Linux
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> >
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>
> You have to see whether your DSL modem spits out straight
> Ethernet or PPP-over-Ethernet (PPPoE). If regular ethernet,
> then just run the dhcp client and act as if you are on any
> other Ethernet LAN. Maybe someone else can help if GTE
> makes u use PPPoE.
>
> Ron
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