Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 2 Jul 2001 10:09:44 -0500 (CDT) | From | Jesse Pollard <> | Subject | Re: Uncle Sam Wants YOU! |
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"Jim Roland" <jroland@roland.net>: > From: "Jesse Pollard" <jesse@cats-chateau.net> > To: <kmw@rowsw.com>; "Kurt Maxwell Weber" <kmw@rowsw.com>; "J Sloan" > <jjs@mirai.cx> > Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> > Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 3:03 PM > Subject: Re: Uncle Sam Wants YOU! > > > [snip] > > >In that case, I have the following options: > > >1) Start my own ISP > > > > Only if the upstream provider doesn't require you to use windows. > > > > >2) Use Windows XP > > >3) Not use Windows XP and not be able to use my current ISP > > >4) Go to a different ISP > > > > You may not be able to find another. It took me a year. I gave up. I was > > fortunate that Verio doesn't care what you have... though if you use > > the dialup or basic dsl, MS is it, or no real support. > > > > >I'll just have to decide which I value more. As long as I won't be > killed > > >for using a different OS, I still have a choice. > > > > No, but you might be forced out of a job. > > In one of the large metro areas in which I live, there are a LOT of ISPs > that do not require you to use Windows, but will not support you beyond the > IP layer if you don't. Use linux, install PPP with MS-CHAPv2 (with or > without MPPE) for your dialup connection and it works just fine on a > Winblows-only ISP. DSL or Cable, just acquire your actual IP settings > program a Linksys router/hub box and be done with it.
Better re-read the fine print on the "fair-use" statement. BOTH DSL and Cable, or dialup (New Orleans at least) will disconnect you if you run ANY unattended operation (if they determine it IS unattended). No daemon services. No routing/NAT (unless they do it). No remote login. No mail. DHCP reconfig between 4 and 8 hours (or whenever they choose to).
They will let you plug in, but will not provide any support (even TCP/IP is not assured).
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