On 11 September 2011 06:12, Fons Adriaensen <fons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:56:08AM +0300, cantabile wrote: > >> This thread is relevant: >> http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2010-June/014388.html > > Yes and no. > > Early ADSL modems (such as the green Alcatel flat fish shaped one, > I still have it) required you to set up a ppp connection on top > of the ATM based link they provided. Today's ADSL modems provide > a network interface directly and don't need require the user's > system to use ppp. Ahh, now I see what you're getting at. -- GPG/PGP ID: 8AADBB10
