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[ODWerner AT t-online.de (Otto Werner)]

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> > 2. If I try to connect directly via modem . here I am total on a loss:
> > which connection is BT 1.8 able to use : isdn or analog ? How can one of
> > them be used, how can I make it working ?
>
> I don't understand this question.  Are you talking about the DSL modem on
> your gateway?  I'm not sure I could help, even if that is what you're
> talking about.  I've never had any problem with any version of BL using a
> regular, 56k or < modem - so long as it was not a Winmodem.  If you're
> talking about a DSL modem on your gateway, let me ask if you've looked
> into Freesco?  This is a gateway/router mini-distribution based on old
> Slackware that has alot of this stuff preconfigured (does pppoe, for
> example).  I'm planning on doing something similar to what you're doing
> (DSL connection routed to a small network via an older
> computer-made-router/gateway) and I'm going to try Freesco.  It also does
> firewalling and NAT'ing which, without more networking knowledge than I
> have, would be difficult to implement on a BL1/2 system.
>
> James
> _______________________________________________
At home I want to connect via router and dsl,using a pcmcia-nic,going abroad 
maybe Newzealand in Oktober and a lot of other places I want to take the 
laptop with me for mail using telephonlines and a modem. There are two 
systems for connecting telephons : here in Germany they are called isdn 
(digital) and analog (oldfashioned). I have heard that abtoad it`s mostly 
analog. The modems can cope with all, but what I don`t know is can the 
software coming with BL 1.8 do it or have I to implement something ?

Otto