The best Linux help message board on the net?

[lazygamer]

There is all sorts of Linux sites on the net. I was thinking that if I went to a place with alot of users and some really smart people, I might be able to get my internal ADSL modem working in Linux. Im almost certain it would work, but i'd have to manually set up all these obscure little variables.

MES has a great Linux forum, but you guys haven't been able to solve my problem yet.  

[Calum]

well, is that a question?

i suggest going to linuxquestions.org/questions and ask there.

better still, go there and use the search facility as most questions have already been asked on that forum, and it'll save you waiting for a reply then.

[Nobber]

The Linux Format forums might be worth a look, too. I visit them quite often.

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by lazygamer:
There is all sorts of Linux sites on the net. I was thinking that if I went to a place with alot of users and some really smart people, I might be able to get my internal ADSL modem working in Linux. Im almost certain it would work, but i'd have to manually set up all these obscure little variables.

MES has a great Linux forum, but you guys haven't been able to solve my problem yet.    

I believe I already did the research for you. My memory could be wrong but I believe the research that I did indicated that there were no drivers for your internal DSL modem, and I gave you links to the external DSL modem of the same brand that would work with Linux.

If there are no drivers available, no amount of help on this earth will help you get that DSL modem working, short of getting someone to write the drivers for you (or you writing them yourself). Even then that will likely not be possible without the manufacturers help.

[Calum]

well said. that is about all one can say on the subject.

[lazygamer]

Well im just thinking back to the words of this customer service d00d who I e-mailed and told me that my modem could work under Linux. Well I would assume Void knows what he's talking about, so should I give up my search?

I guess this will be quite a nice Microsofty future for me then. Me and my buddy XP.  

No, I can't switch to external. It costs more per month and is $100 extra. It's not so easy when you come from a family where you only get ADSL in the first place if you agreed to pay $10 of the 20 extra bucks per month over dial-up.

Of course my dad makes $45000-50000 a year, you could easily afford ADSL on that right? Maybe what my brother says is true, maybe my dad does constantly blow our money on hookers and im much poorer then a family of this income bracket should be.  
(no im serious about this, my brother actually said that, and I don't love my dad enough to care what I say about him these days)

[voidmain]

I'm guessing that customer service d00d was lying to you. You might want to call him back and call him on his lie and have them trade you an external for the internal DSL modem without any extra charges or rates.

I just again researched this and my opinion on this matter still stands as mentioned in this thread:
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/textproc.html
 

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Unless Daewoo/Daytek release Linux drivers, which they appear not to have at this moment, and I wouldn't hold my breath, you will likely never get the DW-8000P to work with Linux. What you *needed* was the DW-8000E or DW-8000EX (External ADSL modems) along with a supported Ethernet card in your machine to connect the two together.

I would call my provider (assuming you got the modem from your ADSL provider) and ask them what your options are. Ask if they offer the external modem (or what other external ADSL modems they recommend), and if you can trade in your internal on an external so you can run Linux. You have to make sure whatever ADSL modem you get it is compatible with your provider's system.

Now this may be cost prohibitive for you, hopefully not. External ADSL modems are nice because you can plug a Cable/DSL router/switch between the external ADSL modem and your computers and all of your computers can access the Internet. If you only have one PC then plug a patch cable (or crossover cable) directly between the External ADSL modem and your Ethernet card in your computer.

Here are links to both the external and your internal (software ADSL modem) DW-8000 models:

http://www.daytek.ca/adsl_ethernet.html
http://www.daytek.ca/adsl_8000p.html

If I were in your shoes I would be making some phone calls and cussing out my provider for giving certain advantages to one OS over another (this card will not work with MacOS either and they should not charge you an extra monthly fee for an external modem vs an internal). I don't know how much good it would do but I would certainly be making waves. But I'm not you.

[lazygamer]

Yes I guess I should complain, I was considering it. I was just afraid that my words would fall on deaf ears.

Actually it's not a customer service representative, I got that wrong. I meant to say the standard info address at www.daytek.ca. Telus don't offer tech support for Linux, and there was no specific tech support address for daytek, so I thought i'd take my chances. I found at that they do not plan on making drivers for Linux.  

[Calum]

quote:Originally posted by lazygamer:
Yes I guess I should complain, I was considering it. I was just afraid that my words would fall on deaf ears.

that's nothing to be afraid of, i wish people would be a bit less polite sometimes, and the world would get so much more done!