Like just 15 minutes ago... I know I've said this before, we're getting DSL soon. Actually, we have DSL, just we can't use it yet. I'm questioning the modem we got for the self install crap. I want to run it through my linux box, because that's a lot more then my windows box, and I just want my linux box to use it more then I want my windows box to. I found drivers for the modem today on freshmeat, and it requires a whole lot of other shit, which is poorly documented and even more poorly setup (if I have to patch and recompile one more kernel this week, I swear I'm going to blow up a moderately sized building).

Anyways... I spent about 3 hours, on and off, attempting to get my linux box set up, with some, but not complete, success. I figured it would take a lot more work to get working correctly, because I'll have to read about 80 man pages atleast to a degree I can use the commands for the stuff I have to, and then after the modem is setup figure out how to get the damned thing to connect to my ISP. I told my dad that, and just gave me a stupid look like the idiot that he has tend to be in the past. So I tell him I figure we should just get a DSL/Cable router and a home phoneline network, and gives me this "what the fuck are you talking about?" look (the mean kind, not the confused one), then proceeds to yell at me about how he just wants the modem setup so we're at least some way using it and all this other bullshit. Now, he doesn't just say that, he says it to me like I just shot someone in the eye with a b-b gun.

I don't know if many people around here use their DSL for one computer at a time, but I know I don't want to. He said, "for now", we're just gonna use the modem on one computer, and when my mom wants it I'll have to unplug the whole damned thing, and give it to her so she can use it on her laptop. I'm sorry, but that's complete bullshit. We have 4 computers that would be using the line, and 2 more that could if I get bored enough to put NIC's in them...

so anyways... This isn't really for the Geeks forum, because I'm not looking for help on the DSL shit (although any would be greatly appreciated), but does anyone else see this as bullshit? If not I can explain about six thousand other occasions which would probably change your mind...

edit - it's really my dad I don't like, my mom's ok...

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This message has been edited by Spydir on May 22, 2001 at 07:28 PM

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Originally posted by Spydir:
.... I found drivers for the modem today on freshmeat, and it requires a whole lot of other shit, which is poorly documented and even more poorly setup (if I have to patch and recompile one more kernel this week, I swear I'm going to blow up a moderately sized building).

Anyways... I spent about 3 hours, on and off, attempting to get my linux box set up, with some, but not complete, success. I figured it would take a lot more work to get working correctly, because I'll have to read about 80 man pages atleast to a degree I can use the commands for the stuff I have to, and then after the modem is setup figure out how to get the damned thing to connect to my ISP. ..

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Why do you need drivers for a DSL modem? can't you just setup your NIC and go from there? All i know is cable modems though, which is independant from the comp.

And I wouldn't get too pissed off. This is how you learn practical shit.
Just think of it as school. haha

Edit- nevermind, just read the usb/linux post in the geek forum.

This message has been edited by 0xDEADBEEF on May 24, 2001 at 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by CatKnight:
lol thats an awesome name 0xDEADBEEF

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IIRC, 0xDEADBEEF is the value of Motorola's 68k CPUs registers (and maybe PowerPC CPUs) when they are uninitialized.

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