Is that like an Apple ?

[Anthony Yarusso]

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Patrick Newberry wrote:
> I just got a call from my local public service telephone company whom is
> my ISP for my dial up connection. Turns out they are going to be
> offering DSl in the next couple of weeks. The lady on the line ask if I
> wanted to get DSL and I said heck yes (I pay 21.95 for dial up and DSL
> is 39.95)
>
> She ask what which version of windows do I have and I told her I did not
> have window, but linux. There was this silence on the other end of the
> phone for a bit, then she ask: Is the like an Apple computer? I guess
> she had never heard of linux! Well I do live way out in the country.
>
> So anyway a couple of weeks from now I will go down and pick up my dsl
> modem. I have already google about dsl set up as I wanted know any thing
> I ask before I go down. Looks Like I need to ask if I have to use a
> specific IP address.
>
> Is there anything other configuration questions  I should ask when I go
> down to pick up my dsl modem?
>
> Thanks
>
> pat
>
The IP address for you modem.  It will usually be something like
192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 - this will be needed to access the web
interface for configuring your modem, as clearly you won't be using
the Windows-only (and usually supremely bad) software interface for
it.  Beyond that you just visit http://that.IP after plugging into
your modem and poke around.
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