Re: [tlug] NTT Hikari Fiber - Does it "Just Work" with Linux (Kubuntu)?

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Lyle H Saxon wrote:
> I'm assuming that Kubuntu will "just work" by plugging into it, but
> I'm not sure.  Has anyone made the switch to glass from copper?  Were
> there any problems in doing so?  Can you just unplug a router and
> switching hub from an ADSL box (Yahoo) and plug it into the Hikari
> Fiber box and go happily surfing away?

Check whether the router claims support for the hikari type he will be 
changing to.  If you are behind a router then nothing really changes, 
and whether it is Linux or windows is irrelevant.  I have been using 
B-Flets for a number of years without issue.  I have both connected 
directly and currently run through a router.  Be aware that it might not 
be faster then his current ADSL, because although the maximum rated 
speed is more, it is shared between everyone in the building.

Edward