[TAG] Re: [LG 122] help wanted #1

[Evan Chu]

Modern AOL software for Microsoft Windows uses standard protocols (PPP, 
PPPoE) to establish link-layer connectivity.  It then establishes a 
TCPIP connection to authenticate the user.  This protocol is 
proprietary.  Before authentication, a user's network traffic cannot 
reach the internet.

To use AOL's ISP service on Linux, one must reverse engineer the 
authentication protocol.  I am not certain anyone has done that.