Re: FN-FORUM Fast, permanent access - where is it?

date posted 2nd June 2000 18:35

Paul Bradforth wrote on 2/6/00 2:11 pm

>> I wouldn't worry too much about support for Macs; our Mac-only LAN
>> has been happily sharing a connection to BT's ADSL trial for over a
>> year. Net protocols aren't platform dependent. If the ISPs choose not
>> to give their helpdesk people Mac training I know for a fact that
>> some other people will some, shall we say, 'independent' tech support
>> for getting your Macs connected to DSL :)
>
>Yes, I thought so; after all, it's only an Ethernet connection, no? Thanks
>for confirming this Tommy.

Another one that pisses me off is Telewest's SurfUnlimited - they insist
that an engineer needs to visit and/or (depending on who you talk to in
the call centre) you need a CD.

No, sorry. I need the server addresses (IPs for the DNS, names for
everything
else) and a username/password. I *do not* want someone's CD screwing
with my network settings. And even if they did one for Linux, you think
I'd run a random CD are [EMAIL REMOVED]

Cheers
Martin