[svlug] DSL working with some weirdo hardware in a robot submarine

[David E. Fox]

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:00:20 -0800 (PST)
bruce coston <jane_ikari at yahoo.com> wrote:

> With obscure hardware leaving windows can get
> difficult . I'm using Puppy right now and caution vs
> DSL unless you know you can afford the debian overhead

Nonexistent, unless you have to use pppoe. Then it gets
wierd and slow. Other than that, it's no different than
an always-on net connection and it is easy to set up on
debian or any other distro.

One of the reasons I still am on Raw Bandwidth after seven
years is that there's no pppoe, I get a static IP and it
always works. Plus I have a simple ethernet modem that just
plugs in the network card. This works perfectly, no drivers
needed. If you get a crappy ISP, you may end up needing 
drivers because they supply a "winmodem" solution & they have
pppoe as well.

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