Re: [SLE] Verizon DSL

On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 17:15 +0000, Vince Littler wrote:
> On Thursday 12 January 2006 04:22, Fred A. Miller wrote:
>
> > Ok.......I had assumed that's all it did/does. Verizon, of course, says
> > they don't and won't support Linux. I said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. It'll work."
> > :)
> >
> > Fred
> >
>
> <snip>
> I tell them that the client OS is irelevant, and I want service to my router.
> Of course, I take responsibility for everything from the router to the client
> PC, and if I can browse to the router, then that's my side clear.
>
> Vince
>

Fred,

Everything Vince says is correct, but...

In the past I've rarely gotten a support person to get past "we don't
support linux." Generally there are some fairly simple router
configurations to make, and they usually are done through a web
interface that works fine in linux, but they won't talk to you unless
you're looking at a MIE screen.

What I usually do is plug in a M$oft laptop, walk through the config
options with the tech, then once the connection is confirmed just plug
in the linux box, because like Vince correctly "stated the client OS is
irelevant, and I want service to my router."

So, it's kind of capitulating to the world of M$ only, but it might be
the shortest distance between two points.

Good luck,

Regis


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