We recently got Verizon DSL for my grandparents and stuck an older iBook in their house so they'd be able to see pics of the kids and such. They had been using a Ceiva frame for years and loved it but the plan was set to expire and the frame had always been kind of crappy as far as the screen went. Old dual scan LCD. Blech.
So, upgrade to a nice 14" LCD and it's much easier for them to see. However, that meant we needed to get some broadband in their house. Verizon DSL was running a special for the first 6 months free and then it's only about $20/month after that. Nothing lightning fast but a lot better than dialup.
So, for Christmas day I drove them home and tried to install everything. No go. The Westell 6100f immediately tries to install some software on OS X. No problem, I download it and then try to run the install. I don't know what version it's designed for but it ain't 10.5.6. I could never get past the initial install screen.
So I called Vz, was hung up on once, and then got someone that had a clue. Basically he had me turn off the automatic program download which I have to wonder but I think it might also turn off PPPoE. I don't care, it worked. So here's what he had me do in case someone else wants to get around the crappy software.
Go to: http://192.168.1.1/verizon/redirect.htm and login as admin:password. Click on the only button on the page, "disable". Go back to http://192.168.1.1 although I don't know that this is necessary. Then close Safari and restart it. Should let you through to the internet now.
By the way, I'm using Picasaweb to show "hidden" albums using the RSS screensaver included in 10.5. Really slick!