On 04/02/2009 Judy wrote: > read a couple of internet postings dated 2006 from people saying > they were experiencing problems setting-up Tiscali broadband with > Linux. From what I gather it may have been a driver issue and the > fact that Tiscali was still refusing to acknowledge Linux. Some > people were saying they overcame the problem by using a Router > instead of Tiscalis modem. Does that problem still exist? If so, can > anyone recommend a Linux compatible Router to be used with ISP > Tiscali please?
the best way to connect any pc to broadband is via ethernet, using an ethernet router. Tiscali do use a Siemens wireless / ethernet router, the past postings may have related to USB modems. As ethernet is built in at the lowest level on the motherboard it is the way to go, no driver required. You don't need any setup CDs or other ISP tosh, just the usual DHCP assigned IP on the ethernet port and set up the router via its web interface. If Tiscali won't give you a router buy one of theirs off Ebay (or me, I have a couple off Ebay in stock). I wasn't sure why you were intending to convert your MS documents as OpenOffice will read and write them back into MS formats if needed. Perhaps you were going to polish up any inconsistencies. Phil _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
