[Cialug] What's your modem?

[Stuart Thiessen]

I am using SUSE with a setup like you have described, and it was plug 
and play for me.  I had no problems.  I am using it with other 
computers on my network which includes Macs, Windows, and Linux.  I 
have another customer my organization supports who is using both Linux 
and BSD and they have no problem with their Qwest connection.  I think 
it is something on Qwest's side (even if they won't admit it).

My 2 cents worth,

Stuart

On Jul 31, 2005, at 12:39, Rocket Robin Hood wrote:

> I thought I bored ye all enough with the details in my post a few days 
> ago,
> but I'll do it again...
> I'm in Des Moines and going through Qwest+Qwest.net isp (they have a 
> 'basic'
> plan for like 8$ a month or something). I had the Actiontec 701 modem. 
> I had
> all the lights going properly but nothing in Opera or Firefox. I could
> download email but not upload (attach to my benalto.com smtp server). I
> called Qwest and they suggested I open Netscape, and when I did it 
> worked.
> When I asked why, they asked the general questions (hardware, OS) and 
> when
> they found out I was using Linux they all but hung up on me. I am 
> going to
> try a more linux friendly isp; I actually have been calling 
> InternetSolver
> for awhile and they promise to call me on Monday so we'll see what 
> happens
> there. I don't like how the Actiontec is all configured in the 
> browser; I
> would prefer a modem Yast (I use SuSE) recognizes and then I can 
> configure
> the modem and firewall in there. I obviously am not very clever with
> computers but I like how Linux in general really shows you every 
> little thing
> to configure, even if you don't understand it.
> I have used Linux for about 4 years now and have wrestled with all 
> sorts of
> things - mostly audio/CD stuff - to the point where I use cdrdao and 
> sox on
> the command line like a pro...but this DSL (this next will be the third
> attempt at broadband) is totally eluding me :(
>
> -jason
>
> On Sunday 31 July 2005 14:34, Jon Clemons wrote:
>> would bill
>> them since they couldn't figure it out themselves:) In every single 
>> case
>> when
>> they switched DSLAM ports it immediately fixed the problem.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rocket Robin Hood" <jason at benalto.com>
>> To: "Central Iowa Linux Users Group" <cialug at cialug.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:06 PM
>> Subject: [Cialug] What's your modem?
>>
>>> Well, something is terribly wrong and I cancelled my DSL and sent 
>>> back
>>> the modem. The mail just wouldn't work no matter what. It had 
>>> nothing to
>>> do with
>>> my mail server. I have 3 friends with their own servers and created a
>>> dummy
>>> benalto.com email account; they could all use pop and smtp. in turn, 
>>> they
>>> gave me email accounts and specifically allowed my IP to access 
>>> those but
>>> I
>>> couldn't download any mail from them. I couldn't log into AMSN, 
>>> Yahoo, or
>>> Gaim either. No Opera/Firefox. No telnet out or ssh. Just NETSCAPE.
>>>
>>> I'm going to try a different isp, and a different modem. I am 
>>> getting a
>>> lot of
>>> conflicting advice online. If any of you have DSL, what do you use 
>>> for a
>>> Linux-friendly modem? (ideally, one that is recognized at install...)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> jason
>>>
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