More information please. You fail to tell us what OS this 486 is running, what your current configuration is and so on.
I'll take a stab at an answer anyway; The ISP is using proprietary software to allow your box to connect which has minimum system requirements. It probably requires more than they ask for if it's like most software. My biggest concern is why you would let an outside technician who is probably no more than a "phone guy" mess with your computer. Joebewan On Sunday 07 July 2002 04:20 am, Sarig Scudder wrote: > I'm trying to upgrade my internet connection from 56K modem service to > ADSL service but I am having some problems with the company providing the > service. They claim the minimum machine they will install a modem on is a > Pentium 133 with 32meg of memory. I currently have an AMD 133 which is a > 486 class process with 24megs of memory, being used as a firewall, that I > would like to install it on. I asked the technician that came to install > why a Pentium 133 is the minimum and he had no answer only to show me > documents from the various service providers he works with that all have > the same minimums. My guess is the minimums are based on the computer being > used as a workstation but I have no facts to back that up. Is it possible > to get ADSL service working on a 486 given enough RAM? Since it is a > firewall and only has to pass packets along, more or less, I thought this > would be enough. Anybody care to venture an opinion? > > ------------ > Sarig -- Valhalla -- Linux good, Fire bad _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
