[Ham-Mac] Time for a change?

Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:55:08 +0100

As I understand it, BT supply a USB ADSL modem and the driver needs OS9 or
OS X. 

There are alternatives, Draytek 2200USB router to the BT modem and connect
the PowerBook 3400c to that router via ethernet and it should work fine.

The other option is to not go with BT and their special package, just use
another ISP and get a a wires only ADSL deal where you supply the ADSL
router/modem or indeed some ISP will do a package deal. Main thing is to get
an ethernet output from the router so that you can use your PowerBook
without any specific USB drivers.

Hope that helps.

73

on 7/8/03 6:44 pm, Chris Smolinski at [email protected] wrote:

> Cleeve wrote:
>> 
>>         Great, I thought, I will subscribe, however, there is a snag for Mac
>> users, this ADSL system will only work, if you have a G4, or later,
>> running system 9, or later, which rules out my current Mac equipment.
>> But, if you use a Microsoft PC, the British Telecom ADSL system will
>> work with Windows 98 and later, using Pentium 2, and later  equipment.
> 
> What is the basis of these requirements? Are they based on fact and
> necessity, or arbitrary? I have heard of many cases of the latter,
> because they only want to deal with newer sytems, and indeed a subset of
> all systems. It may work perfectly fine on a G3. How does a modem know
> the difference between a G3 and G4? Do you need to install any special
> s/w of theirs, or is it just an ethernet connection?  I think this is a
> smoke screen by BT.
> 
> 73
> Chris
> N3JLY
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