On Tuesday 09 April 2002 20:50, gerry gavigan wrote: Hi,
I've found this thread quite helpful as I am about to build a linux workstation with suse 8.0 for a friend and her family. Just one box with multiple users. No server or network running.
All seemed straight forward until she asked if they could have ADSL.
If someone could point me to some really simple answers I'd be grateful.
I would post you questions here. The ADSL bit is the easy bit, it will be the mail configuration stuff that i sthe hardest to configure.
The family will all want their own e-mail accounts. If I had the skill no doubt I'd just configure a MDA (is this seriously difficult?) However I understand that an ISP with several POP boxes provides an easy alternative.
The ISP pop3 mail accounts would be the easiest, as these can be configured in KMail or whatever. Most good ISP's offer SMTP email, but that would involve setting up sendmail etc.
I believe the modem needs setting up in some way - is this difficult when you only have Linux - does Alcatel provide anything to help?
speedtouch.sourceforge.net
Speed and bandwidth apart does ADSL operate in a different way from dial up? For example, do you still need to click on the little connector in the toolbar and then on the in tray in Kmail?
Sort of, normally you connect when you boot up, and stay up!
Sorry for the newbie questions - but if there are guides or if someone has the patience I'd be grateful
Give it a go, and post here when you hit a brick wall, thats my approach. -- Linux 2.4.4-4GB 11:18pm up 9:43, 1 user, load average: 0.28, 0.22, 0.13