> this is good news. but i'm still curious: i was under the > impression that from the point of view of the server > (ameritech), it shouldn't matter if i use pppoa or pppoe: > it's just a way to talk to the modem, and ends before the > phone line. is this wrong?
Alcatel manufactured at least three different versions of the Speedtouch DSL modem. One was an internal PCI card, which used PPPOATM, and was (is?) remarketed by 3COM. The one which Benoit's drivers work on is the USB modem, which uses PPPOATM. The third has an ethernet connection, and uses PPPOE. I actually tried the PCI card (under Windows, there's no Linux driver for it), and the one I had connected at different speeds every time I restarted the drivers. I replaced it with a USB version, which consistantly connectes at 1472000 bits/sec. There is a third version with multiple ethernet interfaces which I haven't used, but did read some messages from fellows in Australia, who used it with PPPOE. Dave Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
