From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: linuxdevelop linux Subject: Re: but does Verizon support Unix/Linux; was Re: pppoe * rp-pppoe * pppd????? Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 14:37:29 -0600 Message-ID: <710f519a0512021237x211316c0rb877b85d39e43bc0@mail.gmail.com> References: <20051127200334.GA1427@lnx2.w8mch.ampr.org> <438B0490.5050506@gelm.net> <20051128161122.GA1398@lnx2.w8mch.ampr.org> <438B7D4A.2030202@gelm.net> <20051201214001.GB1320@lnx2.w8mch.ampr.org> <438FB696.3080107@gelm.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: In-Reply-To: <438FB696.3080107@gelm.net> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: chuck gelm Cc: haltec@kvinet.com, linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org I have got this to work on my laptop which was running FC3. I could not find the link which I used to download the driver from. But it works like a charm if you are in the city and a few interstates .. Try this http://www.ka9q.net/5220.html If I find the other link I would append it later .. All the best ./thanks ilaiy On 12/1/05, chuck gelm wrote: > > That's a very good idea but does Verizon support Unix/Linux; > anything other than M$?? We'll see.. Ringing their help desk was a > disaster several times; my marginal hearing plus accents I'm not used > to.. They tried very hard to help but we just didn't click.. The mere > press this, press that for half an hour before a live person doesn't > help... Welcome to progress, eh?? > > > > it's all moot anyway... Verizon wants one to run WinXP period.. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > It does not matter what Verizon wants, it is what the equipment wants. > PPPOE? > > Two parts: > (1) ?Verizon does not support Linux. > (2) Neither does the equipment nor the internet! > > The equipment supports a protocol, perhaps PPPOE. > Linux supports PPPOE. > The internet does not care how you obtain access, only > that your equipment is addressing the packets correctly; > TCP/UDP/IP... ;-) > > HTH, Chuck > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs