Is that like an Apple ?

Arthur H. Johnson II arthur at johnsonfamilymi.us
Wed Feb 28 19:13:35 UTC 2007


Hey guys, thought I'd chime in.  I'm new to the Ubuntu world, but have
been in the Linux realm since 1996.  

I can't think of anything you should ask.  If its anything like a cable
modem you should be able to just obtain your IP address automatically
via DHCP.

On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 13:53 -0500, Patrick Newberry wrote:
> I just got a call from my local public service telephone company whom is
> my ISP for my dial up connection. Turns out they are going to be
> offering DSl in the next couple of weeks. The lady on the line ask if I
> wanted to get DSL and I said heck yes (I pay 21.95 for dial up and DSL
> is 39.95) 
> 
> She ask what which version of windows do I have and I told her I did not
> have window, but linux. There was this silence on the other end of the
> phone for a bit, then she ask: Is the like an Apple computer? I guess
> she had never heard of linux! Well I do live way out in the country.
> 
> So anyway a couple of weeks from now I will go down and pick up my dsl
> modem. I have already google about dsl set up as I wanted know any thing
> I ask before I go down. Looks Like I need to ask if I have to use a
> specific IP address. 
> 
> Is there anything other configuration questions  I should ask when I go
> down to pick up my dsl modem?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> pat
> 





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