[CALUG] modems for Linux

[Eric V. Smith]

Eldon Ziegler wrote:
> With Verizon's fiber service you have to use their router. It's not a
> bad one but I was accustomed to my Linux router. The 15 down / 2 up Mbps
> speed is great though.

I have the 15 down / 2 up service.  I have the older PPPoE
configuration.  I talked to a VZ tech, who says that all new installs
are DHCP, and they will eventually switch people like me, who have
PPPoE, to DHCP.  I can't wait.

I do not use the Verizon supplied DLink router.  I have a normal cable
that goes directly from the FiOS ONC to an Intel NIC in my Linux
computer.  I am running Roaring Penguin PPPoE (rp-pppoe)
http://www.roaringpenguin.com/penguin/open_source_rp-pppoe.php.  This
gives my computer a routable IP address on the Internet.

I get the full speed using this configuration.  I just tested it at
15190 down and 1766 up.

Eric.