Damnation Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Basically, i got aol working on mandrake when i had 56k i use penggy but thats for dialup now i am on a 1mb dsl connection i would be on zen broadband, but my mum pays bill so i couldn't sway her. i was wondering if anyone here is on aol and on mandrake, i once tried to get aol 8 on mandrake all failed. and i guess i'd need aol 9 because of the new dsl stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Just use the Mandrake Control Center to set up the connection (adsl coonection) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 i tried to use aol with linux once in my brothers home, but never succeeded with it because aol never gave us the ip-adresses of their server (which we needed for the connection), neither did they use any "normal" way of login that is common with almost every other isp (they only have one username and a password without any suffixes and the like). my brother finally quit using aol (their service is horrible) and changed to an isp that supports mac and linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnation Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 well i carried on. and seeing as somoen got revered to this post in another post these images will help as that user needs the drivers i use. heres how i installed and setup, unfortunatly i cannot connect to aol. i don't pay the bill so i have no choice. i've heard of others being online with it. i tried with the mandrake connection thing didn't work unfortunatly attempt Get Alpha drivers for bt voyager modems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crashdamage Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Really, the short answer to this is you need to get another IPS. Beg, plead, promise to do more chores, blackmail her - whatever it takes - but get mom to get rid of AOL. It has to be the worst ISP there is. Horrible even for Windoze users. Everything is non-standard proprietary crap. Look at it this way...AOL/Time-Warner merged into a single company long ago, right? But AOL is SOOO bad that Time-Warner Cable still offers Road Runner as the 'default' ISP for their cable 'Net service. If you insist, they'll sell and let you use AOL, but they'd much rather you didn't. Now, what does that tell you about AOL? And AOL wonders why they're bleeding subscribers like a stuck pig... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnation Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 tried it all, trust me, she won't move off it, cause aol isn't that... bad just until recent made u use its software, on 56k u can use "its" dialer, but no waol.exe thank god. and my mother loves the protection features it provides, its save for my little brothers to surf the net and not run across porn etc. so thats the main reason she keeps it, i have statted i can get software that will do that job, but she ain't shifting. i know i can get online with aol on 56k i did, using penggy. i just need to get it working on here, i got my data light flashing now. which means i am closer, help on aol boards pointed out my vci and vpi where nto correct. but i guess just like with my 56k over time i will get online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 and my mother loves the protection features it provides, its save for my little brothers to surf the net and not run across porn etc. wow. my brother was bombed with porn and viruses and trojans with aol on a regular basis. and aol managed to kill his "microsoft 2000" box three times in four months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnation Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 wow. my brother was bombed with porn and viruses and trojans with aol on a regular basis. and aol managed to kill his "microsoft 2000" box three times in four months. lol unlucky, don't get that on my aol. + on the kids accounts aol has specific settings that only let them view things of their age group they control it all. sucked ass, as i saw my bro on the other comp, saw this java game that looked cool, and i couldn't play it. because to aol it was too violent for my 8 yo brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnation Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 just to let u know i am now online using aol. on a bt voyager modem through linux i'll post a link to linuxquestions later, when i have documented what i have done so that anyone can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnation Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Guide Follow that link, to find out how to setup aol dsl on mandrake linux. using bt voyager 105 modem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 wow... great info. i suggest you add the whole guide to the tips&tricks section. :) [moved to networking... where it belongs. - arctic] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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