[ubuntu-uk] Getting online with ubuntu

2007-02-03 Thread lairddoog-mailstar
Hi, As a Silver-surfer who is better at hardware than software and has just set up a machine with Edgy Eft, can anyone advise the most straight forward means of getting it online. My current ISP (BT Broadband) does not support Linux. Advice appreciated. Doog -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting online with ubuntu

2007-02-03 Thread Toby Smithe
On Sat, 2007-02-03 at 19:36 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, As a Silver-surfer who is better at hardware than software and has just set up a machine with Edgy Eft, can anyone advise the most straight forward means of getting it online. My current ISP (BT Broadband) does not support

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting online with ubuntu

2007-02-03 Thread john levin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, As a Silver-surfer who is better at hardware than software and has just set up a machine with Edgy Eft, can anyone advise the most straight forward means of getting it online. My current ISP (BT Broadband) does not support Linux. Advice appreciated. Doog If

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting online with ubuntu

2007-02-03 Thread lairddoog-mailstar
Hi Toby My Voyager 210 ADSL Router accepts either but I could instal a modem from another machine. Doog Toby Smithe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2007-02-03 at 19:36 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, As a Silver-surfer who is better at hardware than software and has just

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting online with ubuntu

2007-02-03 Thread lairddoog-mailstar
Thanks John, will give it a go! Doog john levin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, As a Silver-surfer who is better at hardware than software and has just set up a machine with Edgy Eft, can anyone advise the most straight forward means of getting it online. My

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting online with ubuntu

2007-02-03 Thread alan c
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, As a Silver-surfer who is better at hardware than software and has just set up a machine with Edgy Eft, can anyone advise the most straight forward means of getting it online. My current ISP (BT Broadband) does not support Linux. Advice appreciated. Doog

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting online with ubuntu

2007-02-03 Thread lairddoog-mailstar
Used Ethernet and it worked a treat! Thanks Toby Smithe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2007-02-03 at 19:58 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Toby My Voyager 210 ADSL Router accepts either but I could instal a modem from another machine. Doog Hi. Well, since USB modems are tricky