AOL-broadband (cable) with a router

If I use an AOL-compatible router, such as Linksys, do I still have to
run that AOL client on my computer(s)?

Specifically, I'm interested in running Linux on my laptop (no working
AOL client there) and connecting through a wireless router.

Thanks!

On 14 Jul 2004 20:01:26 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (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.

>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

daytripper <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>. ..
> On 14 Jul 2004 20:01:26 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (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.


> >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

On 15 Jul 2004 20:15:22 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (Johnny) wrote:

>daytripper <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>. ..
>> On 14 Jul 2004 20:01:26 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (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