one thing i find anoying is

[carson.wilcox at verizon.net]

I had some initial problems with my router but my ISP referred me to the router's manufacturer and I got the problems resolved fairly quickly, in this case it was Linksys.

Carson Wilcox

-----Original Message-----

From:  Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>
Subj:  Re: one thing i find anoying is
Date:  Thu May 4, 2006 9:44 am
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To:  ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com

Eric Dunbar wrote:

> On 03/05/06, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
>> Andrew Zajac wrote:
> 
>> > An ISP will have to be able to help you get your router connected to
>> > the
>> > net, and the routers' user interfaces are all different.  Why is it
>> > different for an operating system?
>>
>> Which ISP would that be?  I have never used an ISP that supported routers
>> -
>> unless they supplied it themselves.  You have to have a single Windows
>> computer (sometimes Mac) connected directly to their equipment.  Any time
>> I'm talking to a service-type person, I lie through my teeth and tell
>> them I'm using Windows.
> 
> Most ISPs nowadays (at least in Toronto, Canada) support routers. They
> seem to prefer routers since routers are quite predictable and can
> self-configure once the user does what it is they need to do
> (especially if you're on ADSL... enter username and password into
> modem and you're good to go). Many ADSL modems (presumably same for
> cable) now are hybrid modem-router combos.
> 
That's nice to hear.  I'm currently stuck in customer non-service hell, and
a little bitter :-)
-- 
derek


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