[Tfug] qwest high speed internet and linux

[Steven Bowers]

I see a few others have already provided some good information and I'd 
like to add a bit more. Before I do just me say

"The following opinions or statements expressed are my own and should 
not be taken as a position, opinion, or endorsement of Simply Bits."

We have several customers running Linux and BSD systems on DSL 
connections. I've personally spoken to them and can tell you they are 
running various Qwest supplied DSL devices - Actiontec 152x, Cisco 67x 
and of course the Actiontec GT70x. We even have one customer running a 
Cisco 2600 series router with an aDSL wic installed. So the short answer 
is "yes it is possible and it does work".

The software to which you refer is probably for initial setup. It's 
probably not needed, but I've not laid my hands on a 2-Wire unit to 
personally confirm that.

Support, whether from Qwest or any ISP, is another matter. While I have 
some Linux and OpenBSD skills I would have no idea how to help a Solaris 
user, let alone anyone running Plan9 or even VMS. Operating system aside 
it comes down to this.

1. Do you have a computer directly connected to the DSL device?
2. Do you have a link light?
3. Is your computer configured for DHCP?
4. Can you ping 127.0.0.1, your own IP, the gateway IP, the nameserver 
IP, etc.

As long as you are familiar with your operating system and how to change 
various settings then the tech should be able to help you.

Joel Howard wrote:
> Hi friends,
> After the recent merger of gainusa and dakotanet, our dial-up service
> dropped from v92 to v34.  Send and receive speeds dropped drastically as
> well.  It seems we linux users can't make much use of their
> "accelerated" contact numbers which are intended for people using M$
> software.  The alternate access numbers given to us were just as bad. 
> So much for good things coming from mergers.  Who wouldn't try to
> "bundle and save"?
> We impulsively purchased a month of qwest high speed internet service
> and were assured by 3 sales people that you could use a linux machine
> with their 2-wire modems.  Not so.  There's software on their disks for
> M$ and Mac, but their "manual installation" instructions just lead you
> to a dead end. 
> Are there any linux users out there who use qwest high speed internet? 
> What did you do to interface (now that I'm packing all this stuff up to
> send back to them?).
> Thanks
> Joel and Linda
> 
> 
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