On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 13:15, Rick Stevens wrote: > Scot L. Harris wrote: > > On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 14:04, Rick Stevens wrote: > > > > > >>Using dial-up, it rather depends on whether the ISP requires some > >>funky private negotiation to log on. Most ISPs worth their salt use > >>a standard PPP protocol to do the work. You log in using a standard > >>username/password sequence, get your IP and away you go. > >> > >>Personally, I use Road Runner broadband on Time/Warner cable. I have > >>the hideously ugly "shark fin" cable modem feeding a D-Link 614 wireless > >>router/switch and Linux all the way. Linux works fine even without > >>the router. > > > > > > Did you get linux to work with Road Runners dial up service? > > > > I tried a couple of months ago with out success. Did not spend much > > time on it though. > > I don't use dialup. I use a cable modem, so no, I've not tried it. I'm > sure I could get it to work. FWIW, I use RR broadband for home/office and have no problems, also being behind a HW router. The last time that I checked, RR used some type of scripted login for dial-up, which was in their "proprietary" Windows dial-up client software. The official line was that they did not support Linux dial-up and even under Windows, you needed to use their client software. When I am traveling and need dial-up, I use Earthlink having been an EL dial-up client for years. Otherwise, I generally try to stay in hotels that have in-room broadband connections where possible. HTH, Marc Schwartz
