[plug] Network & Internet Config.

[mark]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Ringer" <craig at postnewspapers.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Network & Internet Config.


> > Am seriously considering selling it and getting am external thing I can
> > connect to a pci card!
>
> With DSL, there's very little nicer than a good-quality external modem
> that talks to the PCI over good-'ol ethernet.
>
> Of course, they're a tad pricey as well - but with luck one will last
> you a long while. They generally support up to 8mbps DSL and I don't see
> anybody getting more than that out of telstra (affordably) for a fair
> few years. You can't guard against a sudden change in the protocols for,
> say, a 1.5mbps service over longer ranges, but you never can.
>
> Craig
>
>

I should have read the listing before the last reply, thanks all, you have
certainly given me more opportunities, to get my modem connected.  I will
try Onno's post first I thinks.

Ta

Mark