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Patience is my middle name, especially if I don't reboot every thirty
minutes
or so.
Thanks for all this. I'll look for the card locally and then order if I
must.
Rob R.
"Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> if you are running zone alarm and ez-trust on a p1 133mhz pc with 64mb of
> ram than you must indeed be a very patient man.
>
> it sound to me that all you need to get this to fly is install a network
> adapter card into your computer. these are quite cheap and here is one
that
> i suggest for $17 delivered
>
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10017160&loc=101&hdwt=30701&sp=1
> you may be able to find one at a local computer store or office supply
> store. any brand will do. what you need it a 'pci' type network card
that
> has an 'rj-45' jack... it would be hard to get any other kind of card
unless
> they had really old stock or cater to large corporations. once that is
> installed then you need to plug a cable between that cards port and the
> verizon modem... verizon supplies you with a cable. the also supply you
> with a connect that lets you plug their modem into a 'usb' port but then
you
> will have to install some of their software and it will be less
reliable...
> come to think of it your system may not even have a usb port so ignore
this.
> at that point you should call verizon and tell them that you want to
> configure your pc without their software and they should be able to talk
you
> through configuring the modem to log on to their service as well as
> configure your pc for your verizon email. the best tech support that they
> offer is the getting started line so use it... after that just hope you
> never have a problem (and most people don't, at least not something that
> turning off and then back on the equipment can't solve).
>
> "R. Reading" <reading@intercom.net> wrote in message
> news:10ep7mlhbjs5467@corp.supernews.com...
> > PS: currently running Zone Alarm firewall v. 5.0.590.043
> > Rob
> > "Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > news:qA0Hc.8914$Al5.3181@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> > > if you are running eztrust already then you are in pretty good
shape...
> > but
> > > you really want to also run ez-filewall which will slow you down quite
a
> > > bit... but even without it you are ok to go *if* you do not install
> their
> > > (verizon) software. their software used to provide a necessary
protocol
> > > called pppoe as well as configure your networking, your email, add a
> bunch
> > > of favorites to internet explorer, install the latest version of
> internet
> > > explorer (version 6 which will stuggle with just 64mb of ram as you
have
> > in
> > > your system), update your media player (to play things you may
download
> > from
> > > the web), and a utility that allows their tech to be 'invited' to
> remotely
> > > control your pc so that they can assist you (a big not thank you to
that
> > > one!), and so on... of all of these things the only ones that you
> really
> > > need are the networking and the email, both of which can be installed
> > > manually. recently verizon has been sending out a newer model of the
> > westel
> > > modem (the 2200) which has the pppoe protocol built into it (the
device
> is
> > > actually a modem and a router in a single unit). if you got this then
> the
> > > networking is easy to configure, if you don't then you have to install
> the
> > > pppoe protocol which is not native to windows 98 (and is
problematic).
> > but
> > > first.. do you have a network port in your computer? have you
installed
> a
> > > network card...
> > >
> > > "R. Reading" <reading@intercom.net> wrote in message
> > > news:10eoqs0fb3f6tc1@corp.supernews.com...
> > > > Also running eTrust EZ Antivirus (vers 6.1.7.0)
> > > > Rob R.
> > > >
> > > > "Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:lzZGc.36897$MT5.34209@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > > > > you don't really need a fast computer to use dsl. you don't need
to
> > > > install
> > > > > any of their software. but they want you to have a good
experience
> > with
> > > > > their service so state this somewhat low performance requirement.
> you
> > > can
> > > > > buy the cheapest new computer you can and have a much better
> > experience
> > > > than
> > > > > you with your old pc, or you could purchase a pentium overdrive
> > > processor
> > > > to
> > > > > install in your present pc to achieve the 233mhz speed (probably
> under
> > > $30
> > > > > on ebay). but given the 166mhz performance level, or even if
> upgraded
> > > to
> > > > > the 233mhz speed, your computer probably has old software on it,
> > either
> > > > > windows 95 or at best a early version of windows 98... and that
> means
> > it
> > > > > will not be able to run the newer antivirus software, and that
means
> > you
> > > > > will be surfing at high speed with an unprotected computer which
> will
> > > > likely
> > > > > get infected with some sort of virus or trojan in short order....
> and
> > > > that
> > > > > will make it even slower and create additional problems...
> > > > >
> > > > > "R. Reading" <reading@intercom.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:10eoo8b175v9c8f@corp.supernews.com...
> > > > > > Tried to sign up for Verizon DSL service but found my trusty old
> 166
> > > > needs
> > > > > > to be at least 233 mhz. Can I do anything to meet this
> requirement?
> > > > > > Thanks, Rob R.
> > > > > >
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