You are going to get this attitude almost anywhere you go. What people get confused is whether a service works with Linux or whether the isp supports Linux which are two completely different issues. In the case of cable/dsl access you can bet Linux will work. If you have problems connecting however the ones who say they will not support Linux mean just that. They cannot help you troubleshoot your connection if you use Linux. When I got Sprint ION installed the folks had to think I was using windows because Linux was not supported. So when the tech came to install the service I had to setup my windows machine with the ION ips and dns information and surf to their speedtest site and mark off that the service was working. Once that was done I setup my Linux box on ION and put windows back inside the internal network where it belongs. So in short. Get your highspeed isp and don't mention Linux to them. Some isps such as speakeasy openly support Linux so you just have to search around. Michael said the following on Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 02:47:15PM -0330: > > > Hello list: > > Now that high speed internet access is available in my area, does the > provider have to support Linux and is there away around that. > I spoke to two providers and they're are not going to support Linux in the > fore seeable future. > Granted, the two people I spoke to were not and I say again, were not OS > savvyy. LOL <grin> > Best regards: > > Michael > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Raul A. Gallegos mailto:raul at asmodean.net http://www.asmodean.net For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals.. Then something happened, which unleashed the power of our imagination... We learned to talk... Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
