"Steven T. Hatton" wrote:

I'm trying to get set up for Bell Atlantic's DSL. They are telling me on the tech (no)support line that I have to use either NT workstation 4.0 (not server, mind you), some DOS based windows e.g. Windows98. Since I don't run any of these, I am in something of a fix. I do own a copy of NT workstation, but I would hate to install it just to make an internet connection.

Does anybody know if and how I could use Linux to make my DSL connection to Bell Atlantic? The people I spoke with really don't know how this works other than that I have to install BA's software. It uses something they call PPPO (PPP over ethernet) anybody know what this is?

A couple of things. If it's PPPoE then SuSE 6.3 ships with Jamal's PPPoE client. Second don't even think of running any of the Windows or NT based clients they are all crap. If you need to access the system with a Windows box then get an old machine and set it up to masquerade the connection. http://www.suse.de/~bk/PPPoE-project.html Go there a pick your favorite client. I use Jamal's. You will need to patch your kernel. If that is something you don't want to do then take a look at the Roaring penguin client. Nick -- -------------------------------------------------- Nick Zentena "Microsoft has unjustifiably jeopardized the stability and security of the operating system." U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson Nov 5/1999 -------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/