Subject: Re: Modem
From: Fielder George Dowding (fgdowding@iceworm-enterprises.net )
Date: Fri Jan 02 2004 - 17:08:23 AKST
Well, for me, there is only one way to surf with a dial-up connection:
GNU/Debian/Linus setup as a dial-up router. I am using an internal
(win)modem and a 10Base2 NIC. I have the pppd set to dial on demand.
I find that most of the time, dial-up is just slightly slower than DSL.
When I am doing upgrades or downloading ISO's, I set it up before going
to bed and let it run all night. I have voice mail ($5.50/month) to
catch all =;-)}} the calls when I am surfing during the day.
On Fri, Jan 02, 2004 at 03:28:13PM -0900, Matthew Dunaway wrote:
>
> I hope everyone had a safe & happy new year!!
>
> I saw a modem at Compusa a few weeks ago that allowed 2 computers to be
> on-line at the same time. The box said you only need 1 ISP and your
> upload/download speeds would be the same 56k on both computers. My
> question is, do you think it will work for linux? I still have Windows
> on both of our computers, but would rather use Linux.. :-)
> I can't afford high speed internet, so this would be a good alternative
> for us.
> Any suggestions/ideas??
> ---------
> To unsubscribe, send email to <aklug-request@aklug.org>
> with 'unsubscribe' in the message body.
>
>
>
--
Fielder George Dowding, Chief Iceworm .-. Debian/GNU Linux
dba Iceworm Enterprises, Anchorage, Alaska /v\ "Woody" v3.0r1
Since 1976 - Over 25 Years of Service. /( )\ User Number 269482
^^-^^
---------
To unsubscribe, send email to <aklug-request@aklug.org>
with 'unsubscribe' in the message body.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2a23 : Fri Jan 02 2004 - 17:05:21 AKST