Date: 02 May 2001 11:39:55 -0500 From: Dave Leimbach <dleimbac@MPI-Softtech.Com> To: nomad@netrail.net Cc: neo911@bellsouth.net, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem driver Message-ID: <988821595.17852.0.camel@mpi-plusplus.mpi-softtech.com> In-Reply-To: <MPEGJCJPPBKNCNBGOHGDGECADGAA.cschreiber@netrail.net> References: <MPEGJCJPPBKNCNBGOHGDGECADGAA.cschreiber@netrail.net>
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I did cough up the $150 for the professional install from Bell South for this very reason... That and I have a small network of machines in my house and want a firewall/router for them.... Dave On 02 May 2001 11:03:13 -0400, Christian S. wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > This thread was covered a coupla months ago.. I'm on BellSouth's > network as well, and they wouldn't cough up the RJ45 box without the > "professional" (Read: $150) installation. AFAIK, there are no drivers > for the Alcatel USB Speedtouch modem. I really, really, really wish > there were, however. The big problem is, the Linux drivers are a > sorta odd NDA GPL thing (Does that make sense?) In other words, if > you "obtain" the drivers, the licensing states that you cannot > re-engineer them for another OS (Such as FreeBSD.) Looks like we're > screwed on this one, unless someone more enterprising can whip up a > module or sumpin' (Not very likely, I must admit.) > > If you happen to find one, however, let me know.. :/ > > christian > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of > > neo911@bellsouth.net > > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 10:42 AM > > To: questions@FreeBSD.org > > Subject: Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem driver > > Sensitivity: Confidential > > > > > > I'm not a total newbie, I use freebsd to perform on a cable modem > > box last year. This year I upgraded to a dsl modem. > > I begged for an rj45box, but they were stuborn. Now I'm forced to > > use usb. Today I am using NT2000 server ( ick ), tomarrow i want to > > be > > running freebsd4. > > I can change up anything on my box, except the usb modem. > > I have searched for a coupla days, and found linux drivers at > > Alcatel http://www.alcatel.com/consumer/dsl/tgz.htm ,but that's > > lunix. I was woundering if Freebsd had a port yett, or its own > > drivers??? Also I have no idea how to connect to an isp using an > > isdn/adsl > > modem, so be gentle please... > > Thanks > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com>; > > iQA/AwUBOvAhdykK9qTvGvteEQLwzACghzYGnV38uKyBkNLJYBFSKh4Yw3MAn32U > CSfLeyalgx8mCabOqiw+QlFJ > =wLCc > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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