Re: [Sheflug] Tiscali Broadband

["zoebutler [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <zoebutler [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk

Date: 07/28/05 22:19:13

To: shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk

Subject: Re: [Sheflug] Tiscali Broadband

 

zoebutler [at] tiscali.co.uk wrote:

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> I have used it a little and I

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> used UNIX back in the Jurassic age. I'm not a 'Windows person' though.....
I

>

> am more used to OS/2 and have decided after trying Windoze XP over the
last

> year

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> that I would rather migrate to Linux. OS/2 is going to be around for a few

> years more

>

> under license from Serenity Systems as eComStation but realistically, I
can

> t

>

> imagine IBM wanting this to continue once their corporate licensees have

>

> moved to Linux. So I am investigating Linux and I'll start migrating as
soon

>

> as I've got the hang of it. I'll still keep OS/2 for old times sake but

> Windoze gets the boot ;)

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>

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> The supplied Modem is a SAGEM F [at] st 800 ADSL Modem. I also have an Origo
ADSL

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> Router so I might be better going with that and networking my Laptop at
the

>

> same time.

>

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/23/2004/12/3/202072

might help with the SAGEM. And strangely enough

http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/showproduct
php?product=755&sort=8&cat=all&page=1

 

I can't spot anything specific for the Origo even on

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/ .

 

http://www.linuxhardware.org/ might be useful. As might

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/ .

 

I had an Alcatel Speedtouch USB for a while and there were some

difficulties getting it to work with SuSE in early 8.2 but I believe the

drivers for that modem were included in kernels > 2.4.20. However, I've

moved on to a D-Link DSL300T modem because I want to use BSD stuff and

Ethernet really is so much less trouble on both BSD and Linux platforms.

 

The UK works with PPPoA and VPI/VCI of 0/38. Typical modem setting is

G.DMT but your ISP should have given you these details along with

everything else.

 

What I favour with Zen is that it is a one month rolling contract which

is practically terminate when you like. They offer 1 fixed IP address

or 8 fixed IP addresses but they use 3 of those for mail and name

servers and routing.

 

Demon also offers a fixed IP address but they used to require a full

year's contract.

 

Never had a problem with either of those, but not much joy with NTL and

Tiscali caused me much grief with hijacked browsers and config files in

the days of NT.

 

Regards

 

Lesley 

 

Thank you very much for a very thorough answer. Quite a lot to look at and
digest there. :) 

 

I have not had a lot of trouble with Tiscali...... occasional connection
problems. I'm used to MSN going down and want to move away from Microsoft
(again) because it is do unstable. I just hope that I can get the most
reliable ISP for when I start promoting my business. 

 

Zoë 

 
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