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Date:	Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:11:15 PDT7
From:	"Harry Motin" <hmotin@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: DSL help needed

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Jack,
Some comments (see below):

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 23:00:18 PDT7, jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net wrote:

>>>BellSouth tech support (outsourced out of the country I suspect) tells me
>>>os/2 is not compatible with BellSouth DSL

OS/2 and eCS are both compatible with any DSL service that provides DHCP on
TCP/IP over Ethernet. BellSouth, I suspect, provides that service OS/2 and eCS are
simply not supported by BellSouth. And that's a whole lot different than "not
compatible".

>I have a pci modem and run in-joy 2.3.
>
>I have no BellSouth equipment because I haven't signed up for DSL (they
>have told me it is available to me). I have no equipment because I am
>assuming that I will have to escort the installer gently to the door when
>I tell him I don't run Windoze. I am hoping to find out what I need in
>the way of hardware so I can set up DSL after he (or she) leaves.

You will have to get a network card (in place of the PCI modem). You will not be able to
use the InJoy Dialer, since there is no dialup involved with DSL. You will have to get the
BellSouth DSL installation kit (I assume that you will install it yourself, because of the
lack of OS/2 support at BellSouth). You probably will have to get, or borrow a Windows
machine, so that you can establish the DSL connection between BellSouth and your
home (setup and establish your DSL account with them). It's difficult to get that initial
connection without a Windows or a Mac. If you use a Windows machine, temporarily
turn ON the "Windows Firewall" to protect that computer. Or, if you already have a
hardware router, connect it between the BellSouth DSL modem and that computer.

Once you have the connection established, its real easy to configure OS/2 - eCS to
your DSL line. I recommend that you get at least one firewall for your OS/2 computer.
You can get it as part of a hardware router. A router is a good choice, if you want to
connect 2 or more machines to the DSL line and have them all act as peers instead of
gateway/clients. You could also get a software firewall for your OS/2 machine. I use
both a Netgear router/firewall and the Injoy Pro Firewall.

I think that the first step is to get your DSL line up and running at your house, first, before
you start thinking about connecting OS/2 to it.That's often hard enough, even in the
presence of a Windows machine. It's extremely difficult to do, if you only have an OS/2
machine. There are often a lot of initial issues with DSL that are easier to solve on a
Windows machine, versus not having one (talking to tech support, while you are setting
up at the machine, issues with line filters, you can ping a network address, but you
cannot establish a browser link, etc.).
HCM

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