[vox-tech] networking

Jeff Newmiller vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 10:49:06 -0800 (PST)


On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Rick Moen wrote:

> Quoting Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com):
> 
> > ...but this largely doesn't matter for broadband.  Most DSL/Cable
> > services connect to your internal network as an Ethernet hub.  There's
> > no hardware issue here -- your network card will work just fine (though
> > your DSL/Cable provider may balk at dealing with GNU/Linux).  
> 
> The software issue with low-end providers requiring PPPoE is worth
> noting.

Just to remind y'all... it is noted, in the lugod-faq:

http://www.dirac.org/linux/lugod/faq/lugod-faq.html

which "Jim" says he read.

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