Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:07:11 -0700 From: "Erik Stainsby" <stainsby@telus.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD & DSL Message-ID: <004f01bf2240$ce9229c0$8012c2cf@ws1>
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In BC the offial line is Mac/Wintel support only. *nix users are offially
accepted, but no questions will be ansered. Again the treatment is as if we
are security threats because we want a secure OS that has server
capabilities. Corporate cultures are so insular. (oops, there I go
marginalizing myself again ... =)
Cheers,
Erik
stainsby@telus.net
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris <kingsqueak@home.com>
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: FreeBSD & DSL
>I'll go further and say no mention of the OS at all. @home started
>taping my phonecall actually when I called them to complain about
>latency etc. on the net. Some of the providers of cable have switched
>to USB only modems to exclude anyone that runs anything else. It's all
>ridiculous as 'support' for configuration of linux/BSD etc. would be
>simpler than memorizing all the myriad Win settings in the end.
>
>The CA branch of @home seems to view an altOS user as a threat of some
>sort so it seems. Tres bizarre.
>
>"Jonathan E. Lyons" wrote:
>>
>> Nope, just call and ask them if the IP address is DHCP assigned, or
static.
>> They probably won't support unix, and may give you a hassel if you tell
>> them you're attempting to use a non-windows OS. At least thats what my
>> cable provider does, but everything was assigned via DCHP so setup was
>> simple...
>>
>> At 02:03 PM 10/27/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> >
>> >Is anyone using FreeBSD connected to Rhythms DSL service?
>> >
>> >Their web page says they support a PC running windoze.
>> >Has anyone had any experience with their tech support staff being
>> >able to deal with customers running FreeBSD?
>> >
>> >TIA,
>> >Terry Todd
>> >
>> >
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>>
>> Jonathan E. Lyons
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