Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 11:42:23 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> To: Clarence_Griffin@ed.gov, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, fug-washdc@sytex.net, isp-tech@isp-tech.com Cc: Bluebeard@Bluebeard.net Subject: Re: BSD friendly ISPs? Message-ID: <199902081642.LAA06351@lakes.dignus.com> In-Reply-To: <416C351C579FD211B2B200062B001FF03AF422@wdcfb6exc01.ed.gov>
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> OK folks, for reasons that are personal, I've decided that I'm _not_ going > to use MicroSoft to access the WWW or the Internet anymore. > > But.... I am having a devil of a time getting my FreeBSD to connect to my > current (private) ISP, and their tech support has tried to help, but after > several months of no success, I need to try some different ISP's who may be > more accustomed to working with non-Microsoft users. > > Can anyone suggest an ISP serving the 703 area code, who is not 'chilled to > the bone' and the thought of helping someone who is not a Microsoft devote > to access the Internet? > > I'm looking for a ppp connection that, using FreeBSD 2.2.8, (and or > sometimes R.H. Linux, depending on my mood) and I want to be able to WWW, > FTP, and Telnet. Have several e-mail accounts now, so that is not an > priority. > > Please respond to me here, or at the cc'd address above if you do not wish > to respond to the 'list'. > > BTW, I am a member of the ISP/C, but am not offering commercial services, > nor do I plan to soon. I just want to support the ISP/C's ability to speak > for the interests of small business men who need to be heard as this new > industry evolves and develops. > > Thanks in advance for anyone's recommendation and or suggestions. > > dg > I'm not sure about the (703) area code... but Vnet.net claims to be a national ISP. They have been very helpful with my connections... giving me a fixed IP address - tolerating SL/IP for many years (just moved over to PPP this morning) etc... See http://www.vnet.net. - Dave Rivers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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