[sclug] Freenetname - ADSL - Smoothwall

[Antony Bartlett]

Was the other posting your reply to my "What to do with a
Linux newbie like me", post?

If so, I think it only went to me - I don't think you sent it to
the whole list.

I did however take your advice, and bought a modem with
an Ethernet interface.  (a Zoom X3 from PC World on
Sunday)  and am happy to report that I am now able to use
the internet from Linux.  Thanks!

Any issues with exotic USB/ADSL protocols have now
been sidelined by my new piece of hardware, so that all
that Linux has to worry about is recognising a bog
standard NIC and talking ordinary TCP/IP.  Something
that even a newbie like me can cope with.

(one of these days I might even get around to looking
at cross-platform mail clients/mail stores and stop
posting from Outlook Express)

    Best regards,

        Antony.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Dawes-Gamble" <tmdg at tmdg.co.uk>
To: "Silcon Coridor Linux User Group" <sclug at sclug.org.uk>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [sclug] Freenetname - ADSL - Smoothwall

Hi,

 As I mentioned in another posting.  I'd just go for the ADSL line only
and get an ADSL modem that gives you a RJ45 LAN interface.
Unless you know of someone using a USB connected modem that works.


Tom.


On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 15:40, John Statham wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I know that a couple of years ago, several of us signed up for an account
with a free domain name with Freenetname. I have been happily using their
dialup service via a Smoothwall box for some time but it now looks like ADSL
will be comming soon to an exchange near me.
>
> Does anyone have any experience to share regarding Linux / Smoothwall /
IPCop and Feenetname's ADSL offering. I emailed their support but the
mention of Linux seems to have thwarted an answer.
>
> I don't know if they supply a router/ADSL modem for the ?70 connection
charge but if so, is it easily supported ?
>
> TIA
>
> John
>
>
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