Linux-friendly ISPs?

[Marc Schwartz]

On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 13:15, Rick Stevens wrote:
> Scot L. Harris wrote:
> > On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 14:04, Rick Stevens wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Using dial-up, it rather depends on whether the ISP requires some
> >>funky private negotiation to log on.  Most ISPs worth their salt use
> >>a standard PPP protocol to do the work.  You log in using a standard
> >>username/password sequence, get your IP and away you go.
> >>
> >>Personally, I use Road Runner broadband on Time/Warner cable.  I have
> >>the hideously ugly "shark fin" cable modem feeding a D-Link 614 wireless
> >>router/switch and Linux all the way.  Linux works fine even without
> >>the router.
> > 
> > 
> > Did you get linux to work with Road Runners dial up service?
> > 
> > I tried a couple of months ago with out success.  Did not spend much
> > time on it though.
> 
> I don't use dialup.  I use a cable modem, so no, I've not tried it.  I'm
> sure I could get it to work.


FWIW, I use RR broadband for home/office and have no problems, also
being behind a HW router.

The last time that I checked, RR used some type of scripted login for
dial-up, which was in their "proprietary" Windows dial-up client
software. The official line was that they did not support Linux dial-up
and even under Windows, you needed to use their client software.

When I am traveling and need dial-up, I use Earthlink having been an EL
dial-up client for years. Otherwise, I generally try to stay in hotels
that have in-room broadband connections where possible.

HTH,

Marc Schwartz