[ale] AT&T dsl and Linux

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Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> Jim Seymour wrote:
>> Hope all are doing well. I am changing my dsl provider to AT&T to take
>> advantage of the savings by bundling services. I know many ALE members
>> have a strong dislike for them. I have called AT&T about their fastest
>> service and was told they do not block any ports and do not have any
>> problem with me running a personal website on my home server. I stayed
>> away from any Linux questions as I felt that would be wasted time. So,
>> here are the Linux questions:
>>
>> 1) Is anybody out there using their Fastaccess DSL Xtreme 6.0 service
>> with Linux?
>>
>> 2) Any particular gotchas? I am currently using Speedfactory for DSL and
>> run Debian testing as the web/mail server.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>
> I use AT&T without problem, but they do block port 25, but there are 
> ways around that.
> The westell modem that I have doesn't care what OS you use, just make 
> sure you computer setup for dhcp or on the same network subnet as the 
> modem with a address other than the modems internal address.
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Turns out that Speedfactory is selling the exact same Westell modem.  In 
fact, it has the AT&T branded administration interface built in.  I have 
successfully used the modem behind Windows, Linux, and a variety of routers.