[Ryedale] Speedtouch USB Modem

[jamie at ino.org.uk]

> Hi Fintan,
>
>> Even though I have never used speedtouch I have  heard its not
>> compatible with linux am I right thinking that?.
>>
> I think these modems can be made to work under Linux although I have never
> tried (even though I do have one). Go to
> http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/index.php?/download.en.html to get the
> Linux drivers. You also need to goto
> http://www.speedtouch.com/driver_upgrade_lx_3.0.1.2.htm to get the
> firmware.

I can confirm that these drivers worked. I used them myself for quite
sometime until an electrical storm blew the modem. Setup always seemed to
vary in difficulty between distros.

I would always recommend a proper ADSL router over these things though,
they can be a bit tempremental.

Good luck!

Jamie