AOL-broadband (cable) with a router

daytripper wrote in message ...

 >
  > >If I use an AOL-compatible router, such as Linksys, do I still have to
  > >run that AOL client on my computer(s)?
 >
 > Only if you want to connect through your ISP to AOL.
 > No use AOL = no need for AOL client on that system.

Too many double negatives for me. Are you trying to say "yes" here?

In comp.os.linux.misc, someone told me, if I use a router, AOL does
not even need that I'm running Linux. So I thought that implied that
it's possible to connect to AOL without running its client program.


  > >Specifically, I'm interested in running Linux on my laptop (no working
  > >AOL client there) and connecting through a wireless router.
 >
 > As long as you don't want to log into an AOL account with *that* system...
 >
 > /daytripper
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On 15 Jul 2004 20:15:22 -0700, (Johnny) wrote:



  >>
   >> >If I use an AOL-compatible router, such as Linksys, do I still have to
   >> >run that AOL client on my computer(s)?
  >>
  >> Only if you want to connect through your ISP to AOL.
  >> No use AOL = no need for AOL client on that system.
 >
 >Too many double negatives for me. Are you trying to say "yes" here?
 >
 >In comp.os.linux.misc, someone told me, if I use a router, AOL does
 >not even need that I'm running Linux. So I thought that implied that
 >it's possible to connect to AOL without running its client program.

As far as I know, if you want to connect to AOL, you use their gui. It's not a
question of what the AOL host can "see" behind the router, it's just the way
they designed the AOL "experience"...

/daytripper
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