Re: [Sheflug] Pipex ADSL

[Dave Mitchell <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Graham Cox" <aca00gac [at] shef.ac.uk> wrote:
> I'm interested in getting an ADSL internet connection for the house, and was
> wondering if anyone has had any experience with the new Pipex Xtreme
> Standard service($24.99+VAT a month - no installation charges).

[ except you have to supply your own modem + microfilters - or buy them
off PIPEX for £129 inc vat ]

Well, I just signed up last night (after haven't been tipped off by
your email :-), so if you want to wait a week or so I'll be able to
tell you.

> The most important thing is how easy it is to get running on a linux
> box(Probably Debian 2.2r3, but failing that some version of RH) - but I
> would also like to know if anyone has any experience with it at all...

I'll be using RH  7.2. The driver seems to compile okay, but I wont
have a clue whether it works till I get me modem.

> The modem that they provide is an Alcatel Speed Touch modem, which is a USB
> one, and I know there have been a few posts about that recently. The
> alternative to this would be to buy a different ADSL modem, but since I'm
> new to this I don't know which would be easier to setup...

There are very few drivers available for USB ADSL modems - apart from
the Alcatel one, I saw vague references to one other, which I think
internally uses the same chipset. can't remember the model name, though.

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