[OLUG] Introduction and DSL ISP question

[mrmyster]

microsoft free?!?!

where do you work now?  do they have any openings?

:-)



--- Eric Johnson <eric_j at novia.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, kaygee wrote:
> 
> > Oh yes, I've considered the cable modem option but
> it looked like cox at home
> > was the main choice (I'll admit I didn't look
> overly in depth) and they
> > seem to use some proprietary software which at
> first glance would seem to
> > rule out them being tolerant of Linux (although
> I'm sure the service would
> > work on Linux).  If cable modem access is the
> recommendation of the group
> > for copious/cost effective bandwith I'll certainly
> give it a more thorough
> > investigation. What cable modem ISP do most OLUG
> members use?
> > 
> 
> I use the Cox at Home cable modem. Their service is
> standard TCP/IP. I have
> two IPs; one has a Linux box and the other has a
> FreeBSD box acting as a
> router (among other functions). I don't think that I
> can use all of their
> 'services' that come with the modem, but I don't
> think that I used them
> over 10 times during the 9 months that I had a
> Windows machine up (I've
> been Microsoft-free for a couple of weeks, since I
> changed jobs).
> 
> Their (Cox) install service was great, but I can't
> comment on other
> aspects of customer service -- I've never had any
> problems.
> 
> -- Eric Johnson
> -- eric_j at novia.net
> 
> > 
> > Keith
> > ----------
> > There's ease of use and then there's ease of
> usefulness.
> > Choose usefulness. Choose Linux.
> > 
> 
> 
>
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