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From: Mateus Denigris
Subject: Re: DSL service.
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:16:39 GMT
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On 2007-02-14, ray spake thusly:
>
>>
>> Perhaps I am stating the obvious, but it has nothing to do with your
browser.
>> It's all about the internet connection. You establish the connection, then
use
>> it for whatever purpose and with whatever application (including your choice
>> of browsers) you see fit. I use the same connection for DILLO browser on
>> ubuntu as I do for Safari on my Mac.
>
> Of course it has nothing to do with your browser - except that the service
> has to be set up before you can use it. You don't just order DSL, plug in
> the modem and roll. You have to connect to the modem first, using a
> browser, and input some setup information before it will work for you.
Well, I am sorry to hear you have had this experience, Ray. It's strange: I
called verizon, They connected the dslam to my phone line about a week later
from
the office, and I plugged the phone line into the modem. Presto. DSL
connection.
No setup. No muss, no fuss. Sorry it wasn't so easy for you. It really should
be.
I did just plug in the dsl modem and roll. Sans browser. Well, almost. I put a
router
between the modem and the 'puter with cat5. I didn't need to, but I decided to
change a couple of settings in the router, which you do use a browser for.
The router dosen't give a hoot what browser you are using however.
I still have to use my account name and password for such things as email and
NNTP, but that's no biggie. The app handles the log on.
Perhaps the difference is that Verizon ships a modem to the subscriber,
presumably
set with the proper defaults. I find it hard to understand why any major
carrier,
like, say, AT&T, wouldn't do this for their clients. But then again, there are
alot of bogus companies out there that give crappy service. I stick by my
original opinion; if you have to setup your DSL at all, much less with a
browser, you are with the wrong carrier. It should be a no-brainer. If you can
do dial up, you can do DSL. With a company that knows what the hell they are
doing,
or cares enough to do it right.
>> With DSL, If your distro won't autodetect the ethernet card, load the right
>> kernel modules, and setup the connection automatically, change to another
>> distro. Ubuntu is a good choice ;-)
>
> That is seldom a problem.
Indeed!
Regards,
Mateus
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