Is that like an Apple ?

[Gabriel Dragffy]

Patrick Newberry wrote:
> I just got a call from my local public service telephone company whom is
> my ISP for my dial up connection. Turns out they are going to be
> offering DSl in the next couple of weeks. The lady on the line ask if I
> wanted to get DSL and I said heck yes (I pay 21.95 for dial up and DSL
> is 39.95) 
> 
> She ask what which version of windows do I have and I told her I did not
> have window, but linux. There was this silence on the other end of the
> phone for a bit, then she ask: Is the like an Apple computer? I guess
> she had never heard of linux! Well I do live way out in the country.
> 
> So anyway a couple of weeks from now I will go down and pick up my dsl
> modem. I have already google about dsl set up as I wanted know any thing
> I ask before I go down. Looks Like I need to ask if I have to use a
> specific IP address. 
> 
> Is there anything other configuration questions  I should ask when I go
> down to pick up my dsl modem?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> pat
> 

Hi
During my year in China I had 2mbit DSL and I connected using the 
provided modem.
The thing is, does the modem have an ethernet connection or USB. If it 
uses USB only then you'll probably have a hard time getting it to work 
in Linux. If you can connect the modem to your network card then all you 
have to do in linux is: sudo pppoeconf
and the rest is easy!

Back in the UK I joined Tiscali, they gave me some piece-of-sh** USB 
modem, I didn't even try to give myself a headache setting it up, got a 
wireless router instead :P