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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:24:56
Message-Id: 6985707.Lx8udEENK0@peak
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address by Dale
1 On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 01:25:32 GMT Dale wrote:
2
3 > I found out the name and such from the previous user. I couldn't see the
4 > password tho. Anyway, it seems this is locked to Frontier ISP. I put in
5 > the right user name/password and it wouldn't connect. It tried but no joy.
6 >
7 > Before I bought this, it was claimed that this should work with AT&T but
8 > unless I got something wrong, it doesn't. Shame really, pretty nice
9 > modem. The screens give pretty nicely laid out info about things too.
10
11 I'm puzzled. Why should a DSL modem be tied to a particular ISP? The only
12 thing I can think of is that one uses PPPoA and the other PPPoE. But the modem
13 should sort that out for itself when it connects upstream.
14
15 --
16 Regards,
17 Peter.

Replies

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Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>