[KLUG Members] Internet speed

[bfdamkoehler at worldnet.att.net]

This is off the subject, but you mentioned that you have AT&T DSL. I was 
considering getting it. How hard is it to get configured under Linux? Is 
there any anything that you have do under Windows.

The reason why I asked is because when I got dialup from them (years 
ago) I had to do my initial configuration in Windows.



Greg Mason wrote:

>> Here's the file:
>> ; generated by /sbin/dhclient-script
>> search domain.invalid
>> nameserver 192.168.254.254
>> nameserver 192.168.254.254
>>
>> The url is that of the DSL modem. Is that what it should be?
>
>
> I've got AT&T DSL here, and I've got the same situation for the name 
> servers, which leads me to believe that the DSL modem is acting as a 
> DNS proxy server of sorts.
>
> Logging into the DSL modem web interface, I can see what the actual 
> AT&T nameservers are.
>
> I'm assuming that it would be a little more optimal to have my IPCop 
> box doing the DNS queries instead of the DSL modem, but it ain't 
> broke, so I ain't gonna fix it.
>
> My suggestion is to see what settings you have for your ethernet 
> connection under windows, and mimicking that exactly under Linux.
>
> -Greg
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