[ale] DSL providers/hardware

[Jim Kinney]

with an external "modem" all you need is a working ethernet card. It's
been a long time since I've seen a card that lacks Linux support (other
than funky laptops and screaming new versions of high speed devices.
Pretty much any NIC at MicroCenter will work.

There are internal PCI DSL cards. They well supported by a maker called
Sangoma. However, they require an intimate knowledge of DSL/WAN
protocols to setup. Unless you have a very heavy background in telecom
infrastructure, you don't want to go that route.

You don't need a router with only one PC.

On Tue, 2008-10-28 at 08:01 -0700, Ken Arromdee wrote:
> Okay, now, what hardware exactly do I need to connect to DSL?  Is an
> Ethernet card needed?  If so, will any card do or are there only a few which
> work with Linux?
> 
> If I look at Atlantic Nexus's page it says this:
> 
> "The free modem is a bridge only devices that may be used with your
> DSL router or connected directly to a single Windows XP, Vista, MAC
> or Linux computer. "
> 
> Do I need an ethernet card for this?
> 
> If I only have one PC, do I need a router?
> 
> There are supposedly PCI DSL modems, do any of them work with Linux?
> 
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