From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from tnt19a-122.focal-chi.corecomm.net ([208.40.47.122] helo=linserver.megsinet.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15LbKs-00025Z-00 for ; Sat, 14 Jul 2001 22:08:43 -0400 Received: (from romualt@localhost) by linserver.megsinet.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) id f6F1toB02886 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 14 Jul 2001 20:55:50 -0500 Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 20:55:50 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: DSL modems Message-ID: <20010714205550.D2853@linserver.megsinet.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: ; from cpt.kirk@1tree.net on Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 06:05:26PM -0500 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On the internal kind, what's on the mounting bracket of thoes, just a hook up for the phone line, right? Greg On Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 06:05:26PM -0500, Kirk Wood wrote: > There are three means that I know of to connect your PC to DSL. The first > is that the DSL modem has an ethernet port on it. Actually though most of > these are wired the same as an ethernet hub. (Thus if you then connect it > to a hub it needs to be in either the uplink port, or use a cross over > cable.) The next is a modem that connects via USB port. Then there are > internal varieties. > > I would recomend that you ensure you get the ethernet variety. All others > depend on your OS to work properly. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. > If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup