SpeedChoice broadband

[Donn Shumway]

wrote:
>Since SpeedChoice is now SprintBroadband, price has
>gone down but browsing through their FAQ, it appears
>that they've made the system so only Windows and Mac
>boxen can connect to the system. Does anyone have any
>experiences connecting Linux or other OS'es to their
>system? If so, how's it done? I'm considering them
>since Cox doesn't have any service in Glendale, and
>ADSL isn't available in my area (fibre lines). Their
>FAQ is very sparse on info about the way to connect
>to their service...

>Thanks,
>Emmanuel

They have always (previously a sSpeedchoice) only officially supported
Windows or Mac. They do however, not object to Linux or other OS's, but
will not help in configuration or troubleshooting in any other OS's.

 I believe they (Speedchoice or Sprint) still supply one fixed IP address
for each account, the cable modem is assigned a gateway address, and two
DNS server addresses for the client subnet. I had no problem getting it to
work on a Linux box, although getting IP-Masq to work properly required
some assistance from several PLUG members.

Regards,
Donn Shumway
dshumway@hypercom.com
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