Re: Linux friendly ISPs

From: Ed Murphy (emurphy42_at_socal.rr.com)
Date: 05/08/04 

Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 04:58:31 GMT

On Fri, 07 May 2004 23:44:35 -0400, Allan Adler wrote:

> One problem I've always had with Linux is connecting to ISPs.
> Usually ISPs are clueless about Linux and can only offer support
> for Windows users. With a lot of help from a knowledgeable Linux
> user, I was able to figure out how to connect to my present ISP
> but there were a lot of details to check. I'm interested in looking
> for a new ISP but this time I'm on my own and I might not be able to
> figure it out. So, I'm particularly interested in finding Linux saavy
> ISPs. Is there a list of them on the network and their geographic locations?

Are you looking for dial-up, DSL, or cable? I have a cable modem and
it was literally "plug it in and it works", although I had to do some
custom configuration for (a) a dyndns.org hostname accessible from the
outside world, and (b) IP masquerading for my wife's computer.

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