Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 21:54:52 -0600 (CST) From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> Cc: Stephen McKay <mckay@thehub.com.au>, Haikal Saadh <wyldephyre2@yahoo.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Broadband downunder Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0102142151080.79050-100000@shell-3.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <xzp8zn9tqvx.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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On 14 Feb 2001, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: : :Heh. Norwegian cable providers also officially insist on Windows, but :IRL they're happy as clams to have the customer install the network :adapter and drivers himself, as long as he doesn't come whining to :them if it doesn't work. As for ADSL, the provider from which I've :ordered my line (not installed yet) says you can use anything you want :as long as it talks TCP/IP over Ethernet. They're happy to draw the :line between "mine" and "yours" at the router. : Shockingly, I had the same experience ordering DSL from Verizon. I was quite clear that I wasn't a Windows user, and was told that wasn't a problem, as long as my equipment did IP over ethernet and DHCP. We'll see, if the hardware ever shows up. -- dscheidt@tumbolia.com Bipedalism is only a fad. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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