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   Subject: Re: DSL service.   
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   Franz Fripplfrappl wrote:   
   > On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:17:37 -0800, Jim wrote:   
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   >> I am in contact with the local phone company here in Nevada (AT&T) and   
   >> they seem to insist that I need to be running windows to install their   
   >> modem into my network.   
   >>    
   >> They specify W2K, XP or Mac as required to install and use their service.    
   >> I tell them that a browser is a browser, but they are just reading off   
   >> their instruction sheet.   
   >>    
   >> Does anyone know of a contact within AT&T that has some knowledge.   
   >>    
   >>     -Jim   
   >    
   > I got the same song and dance with sbcglobal which is now att.  Your Linux   
   > box will recognize an Internet connection and modem. What   
   > you will have to do is activate your account and dsl modem via the att   
   > setup website. If you have a computer still connected through your old   
   > provider, do the registration and activation with it.  Once this is done,   
   > your dsl should be set to work.   
   >    
   > I switched from charter cable to dsl.  I kept the old connection until I   
   > had dsl working.   
   >    
   > Hope this helps.     
   >    
   > Their CD will only work with Windows or Mac.  It will brand your browser   
   > and install unwanted utilities.  Fortunately, these do not work with Linux.   
   >    
   > Hope this helps.   
   >    
      
   Maybe I'm old fashioned (I too have PacBell/SBC/ATT) but doesn't the    
   router handle all the negotiations with the ISP?   
   In my case anyway, I put an IP address, @pacbell.net, and PW    
   in my router and it connects...   
   The ISP doesn't know (or, need to know) what's on my side of the router.   
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