[plug] ADSL in Perth-unknown, but driver modem news

[daniel at iinet.net.au]

Hi Anthony, I don't know anyone connecting to ADSL with Linux, but I am 
interested especially about the ease of setup and drivers ... see snippets 
below.
Regards,
Daniel Beard.
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THE REGISTER: LINUX PEOPLE PETITION ALCATEL FOR USB ADSL DRIVERS

"The issue for Alcatel appears to be concern over the open source
nature of the OS - it presumably feels that if it releases Linux
drivers they too must be open source. That's an understandable
perception, even though it's incorrect."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/16343.html
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THE REGISTER: UK LINUX USERS FIND ALTERNATIVES TO BT ADSL MODEM;
LINKSYS ADAPTER TO BYPASS PROBLEM

"US DSL specialist LinkSys is working on a USB-to-RJ45 adaptor,
allowing Linux users to connect USB modems to their Ethernet
cards, thus negating the need for drivers. ...the adaptor is
around three months away from release."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/16364.html
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At 11:15 AM 31/01/01 +0800, you wrote:
>Has anyone had any experience with ADSL connections in Perth?
>
>Specifically, iinet, bigpond and iprimus are all offering static IP ADSL 
>connections. However, from what I have heard, there have been some 
>problems with reliability and continuity of service over in Sydney.
>
>TIA
>--
>Anthony Jones
>Java Developer
>HarvestRoad Ltd
>ajones at harvestroad.com
>http://www.harvestroad.com