Windows device driver information for Alcatel Speed touch USB ADSL PPP. ADSL (Asymmetrical digital subscriber line) is DSL technologys most deployed form. The technology is used in the transmission of digital information using high bandwidth on phone lines to businesses and homes. The Alcatel SpeedTouch USB ADSL PPP is among the very few modems. The Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem is one of a very few non-ethernet modems with Linux drivers. This modem is quite popular in Europe (Alcatel's home turf),.
The Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem is one of a very few non-ethernet modems with Linux drivers. This modem is quite popular in Europe (Alcatel's home turf), and is widely used elsewhere as well. Hats off to Alcatel!
For this to work, you will essentially need three things: the Alcatel modem firmware and management utility (supplied directly by Alcatel in closed source, binary form), a properly configured kernel and PPP daemon, and the Linux modem driver and related configuration. The modem driver itself is open source. There are currently two distinct, unrelated drivers available.
When drivers were first released, the installation process required a fair amount of patching and rebuilding to make things work. Since then, things have progressed, and it can now be done without any patching (see below). How well all the pieces go together may depend on how old your Linux installation is, the kernel and PPP versions, and possibly what patches your vendor may have applied to their own packages. Recent Linux releases probably have most, if not all, of this already done, and hence you may not need to do any patching. I believe this is true of recent SuSE, Mandrake, and Debian (and probably others as well). You still need the Alcatel binary firmware, and a driver for the modem (if your distro does not include this). I would suggest checking your distro's web site, and search their archives for documents relating to this modem, and go from there as a first step. YMMV.
One obvious requirement is a kernel with USB support. USB and ATM support are better in recent kernels, and I would suggest if not using a very current Linux distribution, then at least get a recent kernel. And a quick note on kernels and patching: if using the kernel source supplied with a Linux distribution, it is most likely very heavily patched already. Applying patches to these can be hit or miss.
As always with Linux, there is more than one way to skin a cat. This is true of this modem and is resulting in some confusion since there are various documents circulating on this modem with various approaches taken. Some are more current than others too. Keep this in mind if you run into conflicting recommendations. Again, your distribution is probably the best source of documents.
There are two separate driver projects for this modem. The installation and configuration are completely different, as is the code base. Both are open source and GPL. One is a kernel module solution, originally developed by Alcatel, and now maintained by Johan Verrept. His HOWTO is located at http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/howto.html. I think most would agree that the installation of this driver is the more complex of the two, and more than likely will require some patching (unless your distro has already done this). But, it may have some slight performance benefits since it runs mostly in kernel space. This driver can potentially support both PPPoE and PPPoA connections.
The other driver is by Benoit Papillault and friends. This one has a less complicated installation, and can be done with no patching. All the important parts here are done in user space. For inexperienced users, or just plain ease of use, this may well be the most painless way to go. The home page is http://sourceforge.net/projects/speedtouch and related docs are http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/docs.php. This driver can also work with 2.2 kernels (2.2.17 or later). PPPoE is not an option with this driver at this time. This driver also does not use the management utility that is part of the Alcatel supplied binary package. It extracts the modem firmware, and then does its own
Since this modem potentially supports both PPPoE and PPPoATM connections, which one is better? Which ever is supported by your ISP, and then which ever works best for you! If your ISP supports both (some do and some don't), you might try each approach and make your own decision. There is no absolute right or wrong on such things. There are just too many variables. Theoretically at least, PPPoA should utilize a little less overhead and system resources.
There are other USB modems on the market that use an Alcatel chipset, such as the Efficient Networks 4060. Do not expect either of these drivers to work with other modems. They won't. You should get a compatible ethernet modem in such situations. There are other USB modems with Linux drivers also. See http://eciadsl.sourceforge.net/.
Supported Models
Thomson Speed Touch USB & 330 FULL driver (PPPoe) Driver
Alcatel Speed Touch ADSL Modem Driver
Alcatel Speed Touch ADSL Modem (ISDN) Driver
Alcatel SpeedTouch USB ADSL PPP Driver
Speed Touch 330 ADSL Modem Driver
Speed Touch 500 Series Driver
Manufacturers
Supported Operating Systems
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98
File Name
Alcatel-Thomson_Speed_Touch_USB___330_FULL_driver_PPPoE.zip (3.7 MB)
Versions
201.2.0.0 (2002-11-12) via .inf
Uploader Notes
FULL driver (not web upgrade), for the Thomson (Alcatel), Speed Touch USB and 330 with PPPoE support.
WITHOUT Manuals
enjoy :D
Uploaded By
Pablo Argentina (DG Member) on 24-Mar-2004
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Supported Devices
Alcatel Speed Touch ADSL Modem
Manufacturer | Alcatel |
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Class | AlcatelSpeedTouchUSBModem |
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Alcatel Speed Touch ADSL Modem (ISDN)
Alcatel Speedtouch Usb Adsl Ppp Driver Manual
Manufacturer | Alcatel |
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Class | AlcatelSpeedTouchUSBModem |
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Compatible Hardware Ids | No Compatible Hardware Ids found. |
Alcatel SpeedTouch USB ADSL PPP
Manufacturer | Alcatel |
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Class | Net |
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Speed Touch 330 ADSL Modem
Manufacturer | Alcatel |
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Class | AlcatelSpeedTouchUSBModem |
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Speed Touch 500 Series
Manufacturer | Alcatel |
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Class | AlcatelSpeedTouchUSBModem |
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Driver Contents File List
Alcatel Speedtouch Usb Adsl Ppp Driver Updater
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
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layout.bin | 477 bytes | 11 Dec 2002 |
Tools/scan.exe | 33.3 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Tools/dm.exe | 38.5 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Tools/regutil.exe | 41.5 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
alcstusb.cat | 10.2 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Setup.ini | 628 bytes | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/alcacr95.sys | 4.0 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/alcstusb.cat | 10.2 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/stci.dll | 5.6 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/alcawhnt.sys | 5.3 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/alcacrnt.sys | 4.0 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/alca98ln.sys | 36.0 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/alcawh95.sys | 6.0 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/alcan5ln.sys | 36.0 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/alcawan.cat | 7.6 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/valcacr.vxd | 21.3 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/alcaudsl.sys | 748.5 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Driver/alcan5wn.sys | 53.2 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
start.exe | 36.9 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
alcastw.inf | 9.6 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Phonebook/Phonebook.ini | 419 bytes | 11 Dec 2002 |
Setup.exe | 208.4 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
ikernel.ex_ | 340.9 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Programs/dragdiag.exe | 860.7 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
Programs/stdialup.exe | 1.6 MB | 11 Dec 2002 |
DUN.ini | 1.0 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
data1.cab | 2.1 MB | 11 Dec 2002 |
alcawan.cat | 7.6 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
autorun.inf | 73 bytes | 11 Dec 2002 |
alcandis.inf | 8.1 KB | 11 Dec 2002 |
data2.cab | 512 bytes | 11 Dec 2002 |