[Tfug] qwest high speed internet and linux

[Harry McGregor]

Ok, I did some more digging on the Qwest 2-Wire modem,

It should work just fine.

http://www.qwest.com/internethelp/networking/homenetwork/modem.html#General

Setup instructions:
http://www.qwest.com/internethelp/networking/pdf/13168_SetupConfig_DynIP_PPPoA_msl.pdf


Plug it in via Ethernet to your Linux box, set your Linux box to use
DHCP on it's NIC, and then go to http://192.168.0.1
to configure it.

                                     Harry

Joel Howard wrote:
> Hi friends,
> After the recent merger of gainusa and dakotanet, our dial-up service
> dropped from v92 to v34.  Send and receive speeds dropped drastically as
> well.  It seems we linux users can't make much use of their
> "accelerated" contact numbers which are intended for people using M$
> software.  The alternate access numbers given to us were just as bad. 
> So much for good things coming from mergers.  Who wouldn't try to
> "bundle and save"?
> We impulsively purchased a month of qwest high speed internet service
> and were assured by 3 sales people that you could use a linux machine
> with their 2-wire modems.  Not so.  There's software on their disks for
> M$ and Mac, but their "manual installation" instructions just lead you
> to a dead end. 
> Are there any linux users out there who use qwest high speed internet? 
> What did you do to interface (now that I'm packing all this stuff up to
> send back to them?).
> Thanks
> Joel and Linda
>
>
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