[ILUG] Broadband & Linux

[Niall O Broin]

On Monday 21 June 2004, KennethLawlor at netscape.net wrote:

>I am about to get Broadband with EsatBT and they will provide me with a
ericsson 623 rit modem. I was wondering if 
>this modem will work with Linux, mainly the 2.4 Kernel or does much
configuration need to be done for it to work? If 
>not does anybody else know of the best company to get BB with if you are
using Linux?

I asked about this recently. It seems that modem has USB and Ethernet ports.
Simply use the Ethernet port and run the Roaring Penguin PPPoE software on
your Linux box and you should be a happy bunny.




Niall