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From: "Christian S." <cschreiber@netrail.net>
To: <neo911@bellsouth.net>, <questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: RE: Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem driver
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 11:03:13 -0400
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This thread was covered a coupla months ago.. I'm on BellSouth's
network as well, and they wouldn't cough up the RJ45 box without the
"professional" (Read: $150) installation. AFAIK, there are no drivers
for the Alcatel USB Speedtouch modem. I really, really, really wish
there were, however. The big problem is, the Linux drivers are a
sorta odd NDA GPL thing (Does that make sense?) In other words, if
you "obtain" the drivers, the licensing states that you cannot
re-engineer them for another OS (Such as FreeBSD.) Looks like we're
screwed on this one, unless someone more enterprising can whip up a
module or sumpin' (Not very likely, I must admit.)

If you happen to find one, however, let me know.. :/

christian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of
> neo911@bellsouth.net
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 10:42 AM
> To: questions@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem driver
> Sensitivity: Confidential
> 
> 
> I'm not a total newbie, I use freebsd to perform on a cable modem 
> box last year.  This year I upgraded to a dsl modem.
> I begged for an rj45box, but they were stuborn. Now I'm forced to
> use usb. Today I am using NT2000 server ( ick ), tomarrow i want to
> be 
> running freebsd4.
> I can change up anything on my box, except the usb modem.
> I have searched for a coupla days, and found linux drivers at 
> Alcatel http://www.alcatel.com/consumer/dsl/tgz.htm ,but that's 
> lunix.  I was woundering if Freebsd had a port yett, or its own
> drivers??? Also I have no idea how to connect to an isp using an
> isdn/adsl 
> modem, so be gentle please...
> Thanks
> 
> 
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