There is a way, folks. Use a router that does authentication, internally, instead of relying on the Verizon "dialer". I've got SBC DSL, myself...they won't support Linux...but they don't really have to, if you use a router like that. In fact, I've got a Netopia Cayman router...I just turned off the firewalling, so that my Linux firewall could do its thing. PPPoE auth is done by the router, itself, and I don't have to worry about what client OS I'm using. On Sun, 19 Dec 2004, waynecle wrote: > Stephen, > > With the very short experience I had with Verizon, The answer is NO. > > In fact, when trying to talk with customer service at Verizon, I was > told in no uncertain terms, its windows or nothing, and promptly disconnected. > > It has now become a battle of business, money, and conrol. Be prepared > to be disappointed at many turns along the way. You e-mail has a quote at the > bottom, that speaks the truth. > > Happy Computing > Wayne > > > > On Saturday 18 December 2004 07:22, Stephen W wrote: > > Is anyone using Verizon? > > > > Looking at the home page of VerizonDSL they list > > requirements as Windows and IE. (I have another > > window open as they check my system ... about 5 > > minutes so far and no results.) > > > > I presently have Comcast cable and they have the same > > requirement (their software for install only works on > > Win98se and up.) Once it was installed I had no > > problem when I rebooted into linux and went online. > > > > Is it the same of Verizon? > > > > > > > > ===== > > Stephen W > > Sarasota, FL USA > > > > Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried > > it. -Donald Knuth, computer scientist (1938- ) > > > > Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge. > > -Charles Darwin, naturalist and author (1809-1882) > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. > > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit http://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update, or send a message to: site-update-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a message of: subscribe -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
