[SWLUG] Getting broadband on

[Neil Jones]

On Mon, 2008-05-26 at 18:41 +0100, swlug wrote:
> neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk wrote: 
> > Can anyone help me get a family member on line with Linux. I have successfully installed Ubuntu BUT it doesn't connect automatically to the net. The system uses Demon via BT and a sppedtouch 330 cable modem which plugs into the network cable port on the back of the PC
> > 
> > I have founds this which talks about putting new firmware on the modem.
> > Now I am bit reluctant. It isn't my system and it MUST STILL WORK WITH WINDOWS.
> > http://www.linux-usb.org/SpeedTouch/ubuntu/index.html
> > 
> > Any advice and information would be most gratefully received. I use Demon for email but my connection is with Virgin Media which just connects automatically.
> Are you mistaken, you say "a sppedtouch 330 cable modem which plugs
> into the network cable port on the back of the PC".
> 
> I have the speedtouch 330, it's a USB modem. If you confirm that this
> is the one, I'll see if I can remember how I installed it, I'm using
> Ubuntu (7.10 upgraded to 8.04) on a 64-bit Athlon system. It just
> works - whenever the [Orange ADSL] connection is working.

I am mistaken!. It is connected to the USB port. It is the one in the
illustration.


> 
> Thomson apparently have linux drivers incidentally, just try finding
> them!
> 
> There's also a page on wikipedia.


Thanks for this stuff. I'd be grateful for any help.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> pbhj
>