Re: Bellsouth ADSL

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From: Rod Smith
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 15:18

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In article <%Yvx6.5360$tG3.253070@news1.atl>,
	"News Mail" <Meesh30@yahoo.com> writes:
> We have The 3Com - 3CP3617

I don't see a 3CP3617 on 3Com's Web site, but I do see a 3CP3617B.
That's an internal PCI modem. As I wrote in my previous post, I know of
Linux drivers for only one internal PCI DSL modem, and that's not it.
There's no mention on 3Com's Web site (that I found) of Linux drivers
for the modem. In other words, it makes a pretty conversation piece.
Return it to your ISP and get an external Ethernet-based modem in
return, unless of course you know of drivers for the device. If there
are no drivers and your ISP won't take a return, you have three
choices:

1) Don't use DSL from Linux.
2) Buy your own *EXTERNAL ETHERNET-INTERFACED* DSL modem. (You can
   probably sell the 3CP3617B paper weight on eBay or the like, so
   it'll probably cost you $50-$150, depending on what you get.)
3) Stick the internal modem and an Ethernet card into a cheap Windows
   box (even a 486 will do) and use it as a router.

-- 
Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration

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From: rodsmith@speaker.rodsbooks.com (Rod Smith)
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