Re: Making a DSL server
That would be great if I could just do DHCP ethernet.
But I have visited people who had DSL connections in their homes, that required
them to run some windows program to authenticate.
My concern is that I won't have any control over the authentication required by
the ISP. I expect that many different ISPs will be used. If the product is a
success in the market, it will be installed in retail locations throughout the
US and possibly in other countries as well.
I don't want the installer to have to go through a lot of pain to set up the
authentication. I also don't want my client to have to deal with the situation
that the ISP refuses to provide a connection because the box is running a
turnkey system and not windows. Finally, I can't have the client's installer
hacking on text config files - I have to minimize manual configuration and
provide a pleasant GUI interface to any configuration that can't be avoided.
Does Linux handle DSL authentication? Can linux configure a DSL modem to
handle authentication, without any use of Windows? Is there a way I can test
this authentication with my office LAN?
Thank you for your help.
Mike
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Michael D. Crawford
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