Adam Maloney writes: > Qwest DSL will work fine with Linux, provided you go with the external DSL > router (nowadays, an ActionTec rather than a Cisco). The internal DSL > modems would require Linux driver support, which I very much doubt is > there (they were using Intel 2200's last I checked). > > The rental of the ActionTec is a few bucks/month, or you can buy it > outright for about $150. Your Linux machine only needs a NIC, and no > special drivers. The ActionTec handles the PPP. Static/dynamic IP is > irrelevant - the ActionTec does NAT out of the box. It also has port > forwarding capabilities like the Cisco's did, so you could forward inbound > connections back to your Linux box. As an aside, you still seem to be able to buy Cisco 678s on eBay. R _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list