[Gllug] Alcatel SpeedTouch on Slackware 10

[Alex]

Peter Joanes wrote:
> Hi Henry,
>
> On Wednesday 16 November 2005 19:12, Henry Gilbert wrote:
>   
>> ... I think the main challenge is the kernel version
>> 2.6.14-2; the script works with 2.4.x .. 
>>     
> FWIW, I'm using 2.6.11.9 on AMD64. I'd recommend not using an install script, 
> not least because it will spew files over your system breaking the package 
> management.
>
>   
>> I feel I am so close, I don't think its the kernel version alone.
>>     
> If you post some specific logs or error messages, I might be able to give you 
> some pointers.
>
>   
>> I will go over your read your instructions again for Gentoo.
>>     
> In my instructions, it is only the part about init scripts to start the ppp 
> connection on bootup that are Gentoo-specific. Other distro's will have 
> something very similar.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -	Pete.
>   


Getting the thing working is a good way to learn some Linux admin 
skills, plus using it as a router will give you the chance to play with 
IPtables and create a firewall that you can fine-tune a lot better than 
any dedicated ADSL router I've seen :)

Alex
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