Linux-Hardware Digest #219, Volume #9 Tue, 19 Jan 99 17:13:56 EST
Contents:
SCSI vs IDE (Matt Bettencourt)
HELP FOR IDE HARD DISK ("damatex")
Xwindows__Can Not get to work___Please help___TIA (joe Smo)
Re: STB nVIDIA TNT (Troy Carter)
Re: 56K modem not working (Troy Carter)
Re: Will winmodems ever be supported?? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Spontaneous shutdown on a GW 9100 Laptop running Linux (David M. Cook)
Re: Netgear FA310TX NIC (Martin Brown)
Re: celery 450's and linux ("James Knoch Jr.")
URGEND: PLIP problems... (Maik Hassel)
98 - Linux dual boot with a large disk - Help! ("Preston Crawford")
XF86_P9000 ("Gary Strength")
Re: onboard DSP winmodem? ("Simon Allfrey")
Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use) (Steve Dunham)
OMNIBOOK HP4100 ("lpvf")
Re: modem/pppd config-bit 7 set to 0? (Marco Haakmeester)
Re: ESS Sound Card Problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Clock weirdness..RH 5.2 and Dell Workstation 610 (Rick Crelia)
Re: Want Linux bogomips numbers for Intel PII-450 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Which is easier: loading windows first or linux (Gary)
ram_drive problem (Erwin Brandenberger)
Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use) (David A. Rogers)
HP Deskjet 895Cxi - anyone seen it working ? ("Rich Jamieson")
Spontaneous shutdown on a GW 9100 Laptop running Linux ("Sunil P. Khatri")
Re: Linux and Pacbell's ADSL (Gregory G. Woodbury)
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From: Matt Bettencourt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI vs IDE
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:13:23 -0600
Is there any site that has info on the performance differences between
SCSI and IDE for a linux system running in pretty much single user mode
(i.e., not shared)
Thanks
Matt
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From: "damatex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP FOR IDE HARD DISK
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:29:03 -0800
Hello world,
I have some trouble with my RedHat Linux 5.1 and my Hard Disk
My computer is Pentium II 300MHz
I have 64 Mo of SDRAM 100 MHz
My HD is Seagate Medalist 8641 Model ST38641A 8.455Mo
(16,383 Cyls, 16 Heads, 63 Sectors)
My Bios detect very well my Hard Disk
I have installed RedHat Linux 5.1 on my computer, all passed well
but when I reboot my computer I have this message
hda: hda set_multmode: status=0x51 {DriveReady SeekComplete Error}
hda set_multmode: error=0x04 {DriveStatusError}
I do fsck and e2fsck, the message than I receive are
Couln'd find ext2 superblock, trying backup block...
fsck.ext2: Bad magic number in superblock while trying to open /dev/hda
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem
I writed down the parameters Linux detection (1024 cyls, 255 heads, 63
sectors) and I put this parameters
in Bios HD parameters.
I reinstalled Linux Package, When the computer reboot the bios send to me a
message like what he don't have HD in my computer
I rechanged my bios HD parameters and I reinstalled for another time Linux
but I changed the parameters of my HD to the same parameters of the bios.
When the computer reboot I have this messages in the boot process...
hda: hda set_multmode: status=0x51 {DriveReady SeekComplete Error}
hda set_multmode: error=0x04 {DriveStatusError}
Help me please....
Thanks in advance
Sylvain Simard
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (joe Smo)
Subject: Xwindows__Can Not get to work___Please help___TIA
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 15:42:31 GMT
Please Help,
I installed XFree86 V 3.3.3.1 on my Linux machine and I can not get it
to work.
The error I get says
Config Error: /etc/XF86Config:554
ViewPort 00
^^^^^^^^
Mode name expected
_X11TransSocketUnix Connect Can't connect : errno11
giving up.
xinit: Connection refused (errno111): unable to connect to x server
xinit: No such process (errno3): Server error.
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It is for a Diamond Speedstar A50 (AGP), 8mgVRAM, SiS6326 Chip
I dloaded XFree86 V3.3.3.1 along with the latest SVGA server.
I set the screen modes conservativaly at 800x600, My monitor is a
DELL Trinitron 17".
TIA
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From: Troy Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: STB nVIDIA TNT
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:42:01 -0500
Yep, it is possible. I have a Dell XPSR450, but only with a STB
Velocity 128 (nVidia Riva128zx with 8MB, I bought mine a couple months
before they offered the TNT) and a 19" Dell Monitor. My Linux system is
running fine, but I had to go through a couple of installations to get
it right - the problem is setting up the video card. RH5.2 comes with
XFree86 3.3.2, and this will not work with the TNT (or the Riva128zx).
You should get at least XFree86 3.3.3-1 (from the updates.redhat.com ftp
site), but I recommend getting XFree86 3.3.3.1-1 (from
developer.redhat.com) along with the Freetype RPM at the same site.
Proceed with the RH5.2 install but don't try to setup Xwindows yet. Get
the XF86 3.3.3.1-1 (or 3.3.3-1, note that these are different!) files
(either download them to a Windows partition and mount it (search this
newsgroup for how to do that, I have posted instructions a couple times
in the last week) or you could put them on a zip disk and mount that in
Linux. You'll need to get the following RPMS under 3.3.3.1:
XFree86-rhcn-*.rpm where * are:
3.3.3.1-1 (the Xserver itself)
100dpi*
75pdi* (the fonts)
VGA16* (the server needed by XF86Setup)
XF86Setup (the setup program)
SVGA* (the server for your TNT)
server-common* (other important stuff)
lib* (the libraries)
and you'll need the freetype RPM.
Then rpm -Uvh *.rpm, hopefully it will install. Make sure you don't have
xfstt installed, this will cause problems (true type support is already
built in to 3.3.3.1-1). Installing 3.3.3.1-1 wasn't so straight-forward
for me, I had to uninstall a few things to get them out of the way (the
old XF86 files), and then install 3.3.3.1-1 (and install the lib rpm
twice) to get it to work.
Then run XF86Setup to setup your card. Have fun!
Monson Hayes wrote:
>
> I am trying to install RedHat Linux 5.2 on a Dell Dimension XPS R450 with
> an STB nVIDIA TNT 16MB video card with a 21" Dell Monitor. The video
> card is not listed on the supported list and would like to know if it is
> possible
> to get Linux running with this hardware.
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Troy Carter
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From: Troy Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 56K modem not working
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:27:44 -0500
What is the model number of your modem - are you sure it's not a
winmodem? Also - try using minicom to talk to the modem.
Siong-Loong Choong wrote:
>
> I am new linux user. I got Red Hat Linux 5.0 running on a Pentium 233
> MMX, 32 MB
> RAM. I just bought a US Robotics Sportster 56K V.90 compliant. I could
>
> get the
> modem working on Windows 98, but not Linux. I think Red Hat Linux 5.0
> supports
> 56K modem.
>
> After I installed I Linux 5.0, I typed modemtool to setup the modem.
> Then I
> typed:
>
> echo "ATDT477-0283/n" >/dev/cua1
>
> Nothing happened. So I don't know what is going.
>
> Should I buy Red Hat Linux 5.2?
>
>
> Loong
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Troy Carter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Will winmodems ever be supported??
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 16:41:33 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Michael Crump" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there any work in progress to add support for winmodems to linux??
>
> Thanks
>
> Michael
>
Basically what happens is the manufacturers realize that they can leave chips
off of the modem by having software emulate their functions. Not only does
this create the problems that the other posters have said, but it also means
that the slower a processor you have, the more variable (slow) the modem will
perform. There are companies that make "internal controller" modems (read
good-ol-fashion-all-the-parts-there), but you can expect to pay a little
more. Check out www.56k.com, they make a pretty good case for IC modems.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David M. Cook)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.laptops,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Spontaneous shutdown on a GW 9100 Laptop running Linux
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:22:15 GMT
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:01:57 -0800, Sunil P. Khatri
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have been using my laptop heavily lately (>18 hours a day). In the
>last 2 days, it has spontaneously shut down 3 times. It is as if I had
>powered down the machine via the power switch.
It might be an APM bug. You might want to upgrade to kernel 2.0.36.
Dave Cook
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Brown)
Subject: Re: Netgear FA310TX NIC
Date: 19 Jan 1999 19:24:09 GMT
Just upgrade to a kernel that recognizes it, and you won't have problems,
I believe. I have this nic, and I haven't found a way to get it running
with 2.0.29, yet. When I run my system under test conditions (linux on a
floppy) using a 2.0.36 kernel, the card is recognized and I have
networking running in no time.
Of course, YMMV.
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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 13:34:37 -0600
From: "James Knoch Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: celery 450's and linux
I have a 300a at 450mhz... windows ran at 2.0v fine... but linux required
that I up it to 2.1v because it would randomly reboot during intensive stuff
like compiling. Try higher voltage if you can. Also if you have an Abit
BH6 or something similar and only have one dimm. Move it from the first
slot(on the left) to the third one. Seems to make things much stabler.
karlo wrote:
> Has anyone got this happening here. Tryed it out at a friends house.
>
> Windows worked ok
>
> but linux froze at around the point starting apple talk or around there,
> not always in the same spot.
>
> anyone with a celery 450 and running linux with it???
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From: Maik Hassel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: URGEND: PLIP problems...
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:32:47 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi!
I=B4ve got the following problem! I=B4m trying to connect a linux-box to =
an
Laptop! There are no problems on the laptop- or cable side =B4cause I=B4m=
able to connect it to various other machines!
THIS particular machine is able to send e.g. ping-pakets which receive
the Laptop without any problems (acording to ifconfig netstat ..), but
if the laptop wants to resonse the pakets don=B4t reach the linux-box and=
the laptop gets "TX-Errors"
The adresses and routes are correct, there are no visible interrupt
conflicts and both ports are - according to the board-setup -
bi-direktional ports (EPP+ECP). There is no printer device enabled...
HELP! I need this PLIP-link!
many many thanks
Maik
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From: "Preston Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: 98 - Linux dual boot with a large disk - Help!
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:40:01 -0700
Okay, after earlier attempts to triple boot I've decided just to do a dual
boot do to NT compatibility problems with my system and the fact that I have
a second computer I can put NT on. What I want to know is how I should
partition and setup my 13GB drive to handle a 98/Linux dual-boot. Every time
I go to setup Linux after setting up 98 Linux sees the whole extended
partition (11GB) and I only want to give it about 5. So should I partition
the whole drive before hand? Will Linux be able to drop the OS onto one of
the logical drives? And in this kind of situation do I still install 98
first?
Thanks,
Preston
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From: "Gary Strength" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: XF86_P9000
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 16:26:00 GMT
Thanks to everyone who helped me with the Orchid problem. Got X windows up
and running last p.m. The problems were;
Base address of card had been changed from factory default when
debugging a video encoder in another system. Xconfigurator set it up as
0xE0000000, but it wouldn't work that way. Had to set it back to the
hardware default of 0xC0000000. Also, I had not created the symbolic links
correctly. After that, it worked, but I couldn't get any of the higher
resolution modes. Curing this amounted to carefully reading the XF86Config
file and commenting out things that were unusable or beyond my monitor's
range, then commenting out all the screens except for the "accel".
After getting X windows up I received a pleasant suprise in discovering
that Red Hat 5.1 had also installed TCL/TK. I had bought a book some time
ago and quickly entered a short command for the fun of it, not expecting
anything to happen. I was delighted when I immediately got an X window
windows and button on screen. Cool!
Now, on to the nightmare of making a plug and play 3C509B ethernet card
card work. I am deciphering isapnptools as I write this.
Once again, thanks to everyone who gave advise on bringing up Linux.
It's great to have a supportive community of developers out there...and I
haven't turned on my microsoft windows machine in over a week, now...
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From: "Simon Allfrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: onboard DSP winmodem?
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:42:12 -0000
I have found some kind of specification document for this thing:
Multiwave: Comwave 56 PCI
(Lucent Technologies chipset)
DSP (as opposed to HSP)
http://www.multiwave.com/download/manuals/PCILucent/PCIlucent_spec.pdf
If I've managed to decipher this correctly it _does_ do it's DSP on-board
and is
not a standard winmodem CPU vampire.
How do you write a modem driver anyway.....
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From: Steve Dunham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.emacs,comp.editors
Subject: Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use)
Date: 19 Jan 1999 14:41:57 -0500
Ilya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am interested in a "soft-touch" keyboard for a Linux workstation that has
> one Control key on the home row - by the "A" key or "Caps lock" key, instead
> of 2 Control keys on the bottom like on Windows keyboards. I would like to
> hear someone recommend a keyboard with these specifications.
> The best example I can think of is a keyboard for DEC 5000/33. workstation.
> Another example is a keyboard for older HP-UX workstations, although they
> had tiny, difficult to use, control keys. Needless to say, these proprietory
> keyboards do not work on anything else.
> Another example is made by PFU America Inc. (http://www.pfuca.com/). Happy
> Hacking Keyboard has a big Control key and loks good but is missing function
> keys.
>
> The reason I am asking is because I find Emacs infinitely easier to use with
> a Control key on the home row, and practically unusable for a long time with
> Windows 95/PC type keyboards. Of course, that is just my opinion and I
> realize others differ. Still, I'd like to hear suggestions.
> Thanks in advance.
Add
XkbOptions "ctrl:nocaps"
to the "Keyboard" section of your XF86Config file, and Caps Lock will
become an additional control key.
Steve
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From: "lpvf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: OMNIBOOK HP4100
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:36:56 +0100
Hello
Does anyone use Linux on a OMNIBOOK HP4100 ? I want to install a RedHat 5.1
or 5.2 to this machine. So I'll be very happy if you can send me some
informations on configuration parameters as video, etc....
Thanx
Fabrice
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marco Haakmeester)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.ppp
Subject: Re: modem/pppd config-bit 7 set to 0?
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:29:09 GMT
If the IRQ 12 you mentioned is the one you found in win95, then you
should confirm the irq set in linux. Chane this one to 12 as well and
probably it will work (at least in my case)
Change it with the setserial command.
Marco
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ESS Sound Card Problem
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:57:19 GMT
In article <77rrri$p86$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm running RedHat Linux 5.2 on a P166/32 MB RAM, etc etc etc.
>
> With an ESS1689 PnP sound card!
>
> Sndconfig detects the card fine, but when it tries to play the sample sound,
> it quits because the 'device or resource busy'. Grrr.
>
I'm getting exactly the same behavior.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Crelia)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Clock weirdness..RH 5.2 and Dell Workstation 610
Date: 19 Jan 1999 20:12:17 GMT
Rick Crelia ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> This is one for the kernel gurus out there:
> I have a new Dell Precision Workstation 610, 400MHz Xeon CPU,
> 1MB cache, 256MB RAM, blah blah blah. I have installed RH 5.2
> on it and have found the clock to be unreliable. Overtime, I
> lose several ticks and end up way off the actual time. In fact,
> after leaving it set with the correct time at 23:30 last night,
> when I returned this a.m. at 08:30, the time according to the
> workstation was only 01:09.
I just heard from the RedHat lab..they are aware of this and
are working on a fix for the 3D_Labs server. Cool!
--Rick
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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:27:14 -0800
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.intel,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.arch,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Want Linux bogomips numbers for Intel PII-450
The bogomips number pretty much *exactly* tracks
MHz for all the P6-class CPUs I have tested (including
PPro, PII (Klammath), and Celeron (Deschutes and
Mendocino).
So, the answer is "450 BogoMIPS."
Note that AMD CPUs give higher-than-MHz BogoMIPS
numbers, but generally run other code slower.
This has to do, I claim, with the fact that the
K6 microarchitecture runs a two-instruction decrement/
branch loop faster than the P6 microarchitecture.
Bjorn Lindgren wrote:
>
> Hi, anyone run Linux on Intel PII-450 that can post the
> bogomips number from /proc/cpuinfo
>
> Want numbers from as many diffrent ppl as possible.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Bjorn Lindgren
> bjorn(e)chiba.cx
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From: Gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which is easier: loading windows first or linux
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:12:51 -0500
I think you must install windows first because it overwrites the MBR
with out asking. Then Redhat or SUSE will recognize your free space,
format it for you and install for you. Ive had two very easy installs
with both on my machine running winblows 95/98. LILO then installs on
the MBR and you have a very functional dual boot machine
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From: Erwin Brandenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,de.comp.os.linux
Subject: ram_drive problem
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:26:48 +0100
I am about to install linux (SuSE 6.0) on my notebook compaq contura 400.
Now, it seams there is a problem with the ramdisk drive at the
beginning of the installation. the ramdrive size is defined
as 10240 kBytes. my machine has about 20 MB, so the size should
be no problem. but it seams that the system generate a lot of
smaller ramdisk drive (16) with total size of 10240 kBytes.
Now while unpacking the Initdisk.gz the machine comes to a problem.
it can't unpack the data to the ramdrive because each drive is to small
for this gz file.
what can i do ?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David A. Rogers)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.emacs,comp.editors
Subject: Re: Linux keyboard? (For emacs use)
Date: 19 Jan 1999 16:22:55 GMT
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 06:27:00 GMT, Joseph H Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
speaketh saying:
>In article <36a42292.0@calwebnnrp>, Ilya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I am interested in a "soft-touch" keyboard for a Linux workstation that has
>>one Control key on the home row - by the "A" key or "Caps lock" key, instead
>>of 2 Control keys on the bottom like on Windows keyboards. I would like to
>>hear someone recommend a keyboard with these specifications.
>
>Remap the caps-lock key into the Ctrl key. Take a look at 'loadmap' and
>/usr/lib/kbd/keytables/emacs.map
As well as modmap for X11.
Cheers,
dar
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From: "Rich Jamieson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP Deskjet 895Cxi - anyone seen it working ?
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:04:08 -0000
Just seen a good review of this printer - no mention of Linux of course.
Ive got redHat 5.2.
Checked out the FAQ - no mention - a bit new I think.
Checked out the SuSE hardware DB - they dont know yet ?
Anyone tried this printer yet ?
I was also thinking about getting a "Jet Direct" card - which HP
describe as an option for this printer. Anyone have any experience of using
these ?
regards
Rich Jamieson.
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From: "Sunil P. Khatri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.laptops,comp.os.linux
Subject: Spontaneous shutdown on a GW 9100 Laptop running Linux
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:01:57 -0800
Folks,
I have been using my laptop heavily lately (>18 hours a day). In the
last 2 days, it has spontaneously shut down 3 times. It is as if I had
powered down the machine via the power switch.
Does anyone have suggestions as to how to ensure this does not happen?
I am afraid that one of these spontaneous shutdown may fry my hard
drive.
Here are my machine details:
Model : Gateway 2000, Solo 9100
Memory : 108M
OS : Linux 2.0.30
APM : Installed.
Display: 1078x768 TFT
Any suggestions appreciated. Please reply to
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
or post to the newsgroup..
Thanks
Sunil P Khatri
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gregory G. Woodbury)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Linux and Pacbell's ADSL
Date: 19 Jan 1999 16:13:45 GMT
Justin Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> shaped electrons to say:
>Hi,
>
>apologies for the cross post (I wasn't sure which newsgroup into which
>I should post this). Is anyone using Linux and Pacbell's ADSL now?
>I'm curious as to the performance. In addition, I know that Pacbell
>doesn't support Linux. However, I'm thinking that it should be a
>breeze since the communication is through a NIC card rather than a
>specialized modem card.
I use linux with GTE ADSL service (here in NC) and have no problems.
The things to be careful of (in no particular order):
+ Be sure to use the proper cable between the ADSL modem and the
NIC on the Linux box. Generally for a 1-to-1 link you'll need
a "crossover" cable, since the ADSL box and the NIC will think
they are talking to a normal "hub" device.
+ Be sure to have the "dhcpcd" package installed on Linux so that
the ADSL service can properly configure the interface at boot
time. (This presumes dynamic-ip and a DHCP server on the ADSL
side.)
+ Use Linuxconf or netconfig (under RedHat) or similar tools to
make sure that the system knows to use DHCP for initialization.
+ Don't expect to get the "full bandwidth" your service level
provides. The bandwidth limiter used at the telco central
office eats part of the nominal service provided. (Presumes
you're using a fractional-T1 speed -- the telco artificially
throttles packets to prevent using more than the "purchased"
speed. But that's another story.)
+ If trying to use more than 1 computer on the line, get a good
mini-hub and make sure the ISP isn't going to limit the number
of IP numbers you can get at a time.
I've got a definite case of "strong like" for my ADSL service.
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