Linux-friendly ISPs?

[Rick Stevens]

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.
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