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   From: Franz Fripplfrappl    
   Subject: Re: DSL service.   
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   On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:17:46 +0000, clay wrote:   
      
   > Franz Fripplfrappl wrote:   
   >> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:17:37 -0800, Jim wrote:   
   >>    
   >>> 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.   
      
   That's right, if you have a connection.  If you are setting up the dsl   
   modem for the first time, it must be recognized.  Once the dsl modem is   
   "seen" by network, all works fine.   
      
   It's been over a year, but I jumped all the necessary hoops on the   
   sbcglobal website.  Their customer support can walk you through it.   
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