[SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Dean Hamstead
has anyone used unwired with linux? comments? gotchas etc? Dean -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Rev Simon Rumble
This one time, at band camp, Dean Hamstead wrote: has anyone used unwired with linux? Yes. comments? If you're using the ethernet modem, it Just Workstm. Standard IP and DHCP. gotchas etc? Unwired sucks. If there's any other option except maybe Next G, you'll be better off. The

Re: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Dean Hamstead
If you're using the ethernet modem, it Just Workstm. Standard IP and DHCP. gotchas etc? Unwired sucks. If there's any other option except maybe Next G, you'll be better off. The latency is enormous. Ah yes, this i realise. I have unwired through internode which is just vanilla pppoe.

Re: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Christopher Vance
On Nov 13, 2007 3:20 PM, Dean Hamstead [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does unwired know who you are if it is using dhcp? do they want your MAC address? Unless things have changed since a friend got rid of his, the Unwired modem is your dhcp server. -- Christopher Vance -- SLUG - Sydney Linux

Re: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Rev Simon Rumble
This one time, at band camp, Dean Hamstead wrote: Ah yes, this i realise. I have unwired through internode which is just vanilla pppoe. Unwired has prepaid which is appealing for the circumstance for which i am investigating. Virgin Broadband has a 30-day cooling off period, which might be

Re: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Jeremy Portzer
Christopher Vance wrote: On Nov 13, 2007 3:20 PM, Dean Hamstead [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does unwired know who you are if it is using dhcp? do they want your MAC address? Unless things have changed since a friend got rid of his, the Unwired modem is your dhcp server. I've used unwired

Re: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Dean Hamstead
Virgin Broadband has a 30-day cooling off period, which might be worth investigating if you're just trying to plug a gap waiting for fixed-line broadband. do any of those $30 1gig things work in linux yet? i spent some time trying to get an optus then a 3 one working. (both use the same

Re: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Rev Simon Rumble
This one time, at band camp, Dean Hamstead wrote: do any of those $30 1gig things work in linux yet? i spent some time trying to get an optus then a 3 one working. (both use the same hardware). but with no love. 1 gig isnt enough, and the data charges after 1gig are just theft. Probably,

Re: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Sonia Hamilton
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:26:58 +, Rev Simon Rumble [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: This one time, at band camp, Dean Hamstead wrote: do any of those $30 1gig things work in linux yet? i spent some time trying to get an optus then a 3 one working. (both use the same hardware). but with no love.

RE: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Roger Barnes
This one time, at band camp, Dean Hamstead wrote: has anyone used unwired with linux? Yes. Unwired sucks. Ditto here, everything from the modem to PC running linux works well, but from modem to tower can really suck. I've lived in 4 metropolitan Sydney locations within the coverage area

Re: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Dean Hamstead
thanks for that, the ones i have used are huawei devices. Dean On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:45:39 +1100, Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:26:58 +, Rev Simon Rumble [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: This one time, at band camp, Dean Hamstead wrote: do any of those $30 1gig

Re: [SLUG] unwired and linux

2007-11-12 Thread Dave Kempe
Dean Hamstead wrote: do any of those $30 1gig things work in linux yet? i spent some time trying to get an optus then a 3 one working. (both use the same hardware). but with no love. 1 gig isnt enough, and the data charges after 1gig are just theft. This is what you need: