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i dont know where to ask questions about broadband n dsl....so if you can redirect me or help!
Is it possible to run say SBC Yahoo dsl without loading their software? They sent a cd with the service and since installing it my system has been blue screening all the time. Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance!
Absolutely. Usually the CD that comes from the ISP is full of ads, cute little applets, and nothing much that you need.
Broadband needs a NIC card, a modem, and an account with an ISP. Nothing more. Well, a telephone line or cable would help.
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With DSL you still gotta connect though. So you need either an PPOE or Winpoet connection. Most DSL services use PPOE these days and XP will allow you to setup a PPOE connection in the network setup.
The smartest thing to do is to get a router though that has a built in firewall. You will have a layer of protection and you can setup the router with your DSL username and password so it will always remain connected.
KTTD
Hearts Brake, Hearts Mend, Love still hurts.
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@ KTTD
Hearts don't Brake...they Break...nice typo though ;-)
If it ain't broke....Then why the hell not?
Any fool can make a rule and any fool will follow it
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LOL!!!!
Must have had one to many beers that night :)
KTTD
Hearts Break, Hearts Mend, Love still hurts.
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Yup, I did leave off the extra P in PPPOE, my bad and I'm sober right now. Just was not thinking but ya know what I meant if not it is PPPOE, not PPOE..DUH :)
KTTD
Hearts Break, Hearts Mend, Love still hurts.
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So I,m not the only one who likes a drink you see rofl
Hi Kevin
Wolfey
Salgolf mate can you give me a shout at some stageOn a hot summers night would you offer your throat to the Wolf with the Red Roses?
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You too Alan mate
On a hot summers night would you offer your throat to the Wolf with the Red Roses?
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Making a Type O when your buzzed is nothing compared to losing a status bar and then not being able to figure out how to get it back :)
KTTD
Hearts Break, Hearts Mend, Love still hurts.
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To, Too and Two we have 2 many of the damn things and yes the number two was used a joke folks. Now let me go kill a knight before the night falls.
KTTD
Hearts Break, Hearts Mend, Love still hurts.
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sbc yahoo dsl came with the CD and a speedstream 5100 ethernet modem. your telling me i can un-install all the sbc yaho crapola' and configure the needed connection info myself?
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That's what I'm telling you. Go to Network Connections (Control Panel), New Connection Wizard, and do it yourself. This is assuming you're not using a router and have never set up a new connection for broadband on this machine before. Even if all that were not true, you still don't need the crapola, but the answer may be somewhat different.
Interesting that you're back after all the noise in between.
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