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Simon Collyer <simon.collyer@enetgroup.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Is there any way to convert the USB interface provided by the basic ADSL
> service to 10BaseT ethernet as I am running a unix box that does not
> have a USB port and I do not want to have to pay for the more expensive
> service.

A USB to 10BaseT converter would effectively be a router!
You can buy USB to RS232 converters (I've seen them advertised in computer
mags for about 40 pounds). But you still have to get the right software - I
have heard that there may be some proprietry authentication on the BT ADSL
service - so just connecting to a serial (USB or RS232) port and starting up
ppd is unlikely to work anyway.

A better bet would be to take on help with the development of the USB device
driver for Linux.

But like other people have said, the home based service with a contention
ration of 50:1 is likely to be slow after a few months, once the users start
gearing up.


> Can the provided adaptor/modem be junked and a adsl to 10BaseT
> bridge/router be used in its place?

It may be that the BT terminator box (NTU, modem whatever) actually has an
X21 port, which you could then connect to a router. But again that doesn't
help if there is some propriety protocol being used on the link in adition
to ppp.

The best solution would be to get BT to support other operating systems than
Windoze - but there are two chances of that.

Paul