On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:40:17 -0400, Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote: > > > They don't supply a modem. Can anyone recommend one which will > > definitely work with Mandrake 10 (and with Win 98SE, as I'm now dual > > booting)? Preferably an external one, as I'm not confident with > > screwdrivers! Or, are there any I should definitely avoid? > > Margot, you really should be asking them for a list of recommendations. ADSL > is not totally universal as far as equipment goes, so the kind of modem that > you need is going to be determined by the hardware at the DSLAM and phone > company, not based on the operating system you run. According to their web > page, they support the Speedtouch 330 USB DSL modem as well as the Netgear > DM602 router/modem. > > Personally, I would go for the Netgear if I were you, it will hook up to your > ethernet card and should be as close to plug and play as you get. The USB > option is more likely to result in possible compatibility problems. > > -- > Bryan Phinney > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > ____________________________________________________ > > It appears that the USB is fine as well: http://www.4p8.com/eric.brasseur/fc2_speedtouch_usb.html http://www.linux-usb.org/SpeedTouch/
There are some issues, but the howto's should get them through it. There is a lot of support for it out there. It won't be as easy as the NetGear but it's all about choice. -- This is me with the words on the tip of my tongue and my eye through the scope down the barrel of a gun, remind me not to ever act this way again - Taking Back Sunday -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBBqeVfHXjcMfoResRAkEAAKCJYsCJa72nJMEk8tS5IC75SOyIbgCfaH5N gXAle9QDujbcMcHVOEiS6UY= =oaCY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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