Linux-friendly ISPs?

[jdow]

From: "Doug Stewart" <dstewart at atl.lmco.com>

> A typical call to Comcast by me, before switching back over to Speakeasy:
> 
> Me: "My connection's not working.  I've checked my machine and it's not 
> the problem.  I think your modem has lost sync."
> 
> Tech: "What OS are you running?"
> 
> M (lying): "Windows."
> 
> T: "Did you reboot?"
> 
> M (lying again): "Yes."
> 
> T: "Can you shut your machine down for me now please?"
> 
> [root at eliab root]# ifconfig eth0 down

XP: Mouse to "Network Neighborhood". Right click on the network link and
select "disable".

> M: "It's down."
> 
> T (with a bit of shock): "That was fast."
> 
> M: "Now what?"
> 
> T:  "Can you boot it back up please?"
> 
> [root at eliab root]# ifconfig eth0 up

XP: Right click on the network link and select "enable".

> M: "Back up."
> 
> T (incredulous): "Holy crap!"
> 
> M: "I've got a fast machine."

Um, it's kinda fun when you know more than the support people if you are
in a playfull mood. (I used the above trick in getting as near a properly
secure WiFi network running with notebooks running W2K and XP.)

{^_-}   Joanne