[cumbria_lug] Broadband and Linux

[Dave Murphy]

angie ahl wrote:
> I hate those frog modems, nothing but a pain from what I've heard.
> 
> We bought our own 4 years ago just after the trial finished. It's an 
> alcatel speedtouch but not the frog, it's the ethernet router. It's been 
> a dream. We do have to reconnect once every 4 months or so.
> 
> There used to be a problem that sometimes when they switched someone on 
> you'd get booted off and have to reconnect, I don't know whether that's 
> still the case.

Had no trouble with the modem whatsoever. The weather on the other hand...

Cheers,
-- 
Dave Murphy - http://www.schwuk.com