[SuSE Linux] Any Earthlink Users in US/CA?
I'm looking for new, and hopefully "Linux Friendly" ISP (USA). Anyone here using Earthlink? Comments re: Linux "support"; service in general? Other ISP suggestions welcome. andy -- Sandy Seeds Going there today with SuSE Linux! - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
I used Sprint for about two years with great results. Then Sprint merged with Earthlink and service went to hell in a handbasket. I finally went with a local ISP. I haven't found a "Linux Friendly" ISP yet, but really haven't needed their support. The support I received in Windoze wasn't anything to write home about. On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, you wrote:
I'm looking for new, and hopefully "Linux Friendly" ISP (USA).
Anyone here using Earthlink? Comments re: Linux "support"; service in general?
Other ISP suggestions welcome.
sandy
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MOST of the ISP's out there either don't want to be bothered with linux support for their connects or even worse give a response of "ummmmm, linux? What's that?". Luckily the scripting for PPP isn't too difficult these days with yast doing all of the nasty work, the scripts are largely self documenting too once the howtos are read (and re-read and...). Personally I stick with my small ISP when I need the extra throughput and shell, this is my secondary (one of the what's a linux crowd, but are fairly cheap for unlimited time ISDN access), my personal mail goes to the secondary... (Also, I tend to have multiple connects to this ISP, they don't monitor as closely for that and the kids..... My small ISP supports a couple of BSDish setups so supporting linux wasn't a big leap for them.
I used Sprint for about two years with great results. Then Sprint merged with Earthlink and service went to hell in a handbasket. I finally went with a local ISP. I haven't found a "Linux Friendly" ISP yet, but really haven't needed their support. The support I received in Windoze wasn't anything to write home about.
On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, you wrote:
I'm looking for new, and hopefully "Linux Friendly" ISP (USA).
Anyone here using Earthlink? Comments re: Linux "support"; service in general?
Other ISP suggestions welcome.
sandy
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Thus spake Ken Archer (karcher@idworld.net):
I used Sprint for about two years with great results. Then Sprint merged with Earthlink and service went to hell in a handbasket. I finally went with a local ISP. I haven't found a "Linux Friendly" ISP yet, but really haven't needed their support. The support I received in Windoze wasn't anything to write home about.
On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, you wrote:
I'm looking for new, and hopefully "Linux Friendly" ISP (USA).
Anyone here using Earthlink? Comments re: Linux "support"; service in general?
Other ISP suggestions welcome.
sandy
-- Sandy Seeds
Where are you located? Have you tried searching for a regional ISP list on the web? There are also usenet newsgroups that focus on ISP lists and regional or local ISPs. If memory serves, they are in the alt hierarchy somewhere. Many of the computer rags also have isp lists in the back. We get two such mags called computer currents and microtrends or something like that. Both have ISP lists. Im lucky with regard to support. My ISP has supported me quite well with whatever OS I use. Since they use linux to do tech support, its been pretty easy to get support from their support reps. This included scripts, program hints, etc. I would find a reputable regional or local listing and start delving into exactly what features you want and then go to the ISPs and ask what they can do. I like the local ones better. I have been with mine for 4 years now straight. Its been a good ride with them. They've grown but seem to have a good plan in place. -- Michael Perry mperry@basin.com ------------------ - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
Hi: With regard to choosing an ISP. For those of you located in the U.S., take a look this publication: "Internet Service Providers Directory." It is published by Boardwatch Magazine and you can preview the publications at URL: <<A HREF="http://boardwatch.internet.com/isp/index.html"><A HREF="http://boardwatch.internet.com/isp/index.html</A">http://boardwatch.internet.com/isp/index.html</A</A>>> I do not know if the pub lists ISPs in Canada, but it may. Here is a table of contents of sorts: *About the Boardwatch Directory of Internet Service Providers *Measuring the Internet *Internet Architecture *National Backbones *Major Events in the Backbone Business *Busting the Busy Signals in Dialup Access *National Dial-Up Access Providers
-----Original Message----- From: owner-suse-linux-e@suse.com [<A HREF="mailto:owner-suse-linux-e@suse.com]On">mailto:owner-suse-linux-e@suse.com]On</A> Behalf Of Michael Perry Sent: Friday, November 27, 1998 8:59 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] Any Earthlink Users in US/CA?
Thus spake Ken Archer (karcher@idworld.net):
I used Sprint for about two years with great results. Then
Sprint merged with
Earthlink and service went to hell in a handbasket. I finally went with a local ISP. I haven't found a "Linux Friendly" ISP yet, but really haven't needed their support. The support I received in Windoze wasn't anything to write home about.
On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, you wrote:
I'm looking for new, and hopefully "Linux Friendly" ISP (USA).
Anyone here using Earthlink? Comments re: Linux "support"; service in general?
Other ISP suggestions welcome.
sandy
-- Sandy Seeds
Where are you located? Have you tried searching for a regional ISP list on the web? There are also usenet newsgroups that focus on ISP lists and regional or local ISPs. If memory serves, they are in the alt hierarchy somewhere.
Many of the computer rags also have isp lists in the back. We get two such mags called computer currents and microtrends or something like that. Both have ISP lists. Im lucky with regard to support. My ISP has supported me quite well with whatever OS I use. Since they use linux to do tech support, its been pretty easy to get support from their support reps. This included scripts, program hints, etc.
I would find a reputable regional or local listing and start delving into exactly what features you want and then go to the ISPs and ask what they can do. I like the local ones better. I have been with mine for 4 years now straight. Its been a good ride with them. They've grown but seem to have a good plan in place.
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I'm looking for new, and hopefully "Linux Friendly" ISP (USA).
Anyone here using Earthlink? Comments re: Linux "support"; service in general?
Other ISP suggestions welcome.
sandy
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On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, you wrote: I am using Earthlink and they are Linux friendly, IF you can find one of the techs there who likes and uses Unix/Linux. You have to send a generic email to support and ask specifically for Linux support and hope it makes it to the right hands. Thats what I did, tho have not heard from them yet. BTW, when I called to find out about Linux, they have over 200 techs, so be aware. Da Munchkin - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
Hi Folks! A simple question: is the Digital Research Superdisk LS-120 supported by Suse-linux or will it be in Suse 6.0?? Thanks! Davide - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
Davide Stelitano wrote:
Hi Folks! A simple question: is the Digital Research Superdisk LS-120 supported by Suse-linux or will it be in Suse 6.0??
I am using an LS-120 with IDE interface right now with SuSE linux 5.3, and it works fine. A few things to be aware of: It appears as a hd device not a fd one, which means as far as linux is concerned it is a removable IDE hard disk not a floppy. On doing your linux installation via YaST, if you've booted from the LS-120 and if you try to save a package selection file to floppy during the install it will corrupt your boot disk. I have SCSI hard disks and CDROM and the only IDE device is the LS120. After installation I could not get the system to boot from the SCSI hard disk until I made the following modification to /etc/lilo.conf # Start LILO global Section disk = /dev/sda bios = 0x80 disk = /dev/hda bios = 0x81 boot = /dev/sda #compact # faster, but won't work on all systems. #linear read-only Note the bios stuff. The linux kernel wants to boot from IDE by default if it sees one, so without these modifications it tries to boot from the LS120 every time as it is the only IDE device. If you already have an IDE hard disk set up as the master on the primary IDE channel you won't have to make this change. This is the only way to do it AFAIK. Changes to the CMOS settings are completely ineffective - the IDE bus must be enabled but you may not need or want to get the BIOS to list the LS-120 as a hard drive (sorry but I don't want to reboot my system to check this). Definitely don't tell the BIOS that the LS-120 is a floppy drive. Ralph -- rclark@virgosolutions.demon.co.uk Ralph Clark, Virgo Solutions Ltd (UK) __ _ / / (_)__ __ ____ __ * Powerful * Flexible * Compatible * Reliable * / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / *Well Supported * Thousands of New Users Every Day* /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ The Cost Effective Choice - Linux Means Business! - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
I use earthlink myself for my ISP. I selected the generic profile in Yast and added my DNS and other entries. Works good for me right out of the box. However I have had no experience with their tech folks. I just tried the generic option and it worked first time. Also.. The guy who made the RPM's for WvDial uses Earthlink. Maybe you can drop him a line. His name escapes me right now but doing a search for WvDial points to his homepage at earthlink. Now if I can only figure out IP Masq. I would love to blow the rest of my Winbloze machines away and go straight linux on my home lan. :) ttyl J-L Boers At 11:14 AM 11/28/98 -0700, you wrote: > >On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, you wrote: > >I am using Earthlink and they are Linux friendly, IF you can find one of the >techs there who likes and uses Unix/Linux. You have to send a generic email to >support and ask specifically for Linux support and hope it makes it to the >right hands. Thats what I did, tho have not heard from them yet. BTW, when I >called to find out about Linux, they have over 200 techs, so be aware. > >Da Munchkin > > >I'm >looking for new, and hopefully "Linux Friendly" ISP (USA). > >Anyone here >using Earthlink? Comments re: Linux "support"; service in >general? > >Other >ISP suggestions welcome. > >sandy >> >>-- >>Sandy Seeds >>Going there today with SuSE Linux! >>- >>To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with >>this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e >- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > TTYL J-L Boers jlboers@usa.net The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
munchkin wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, you wrote:
I am using Earthlink and they are Linux friendly, IF you can find one of the techs there who likes and uses Unix/Linux. You have to send a generic email to support and ask specifically for Linux support and hope it makes it to the right hands.
Thanks for the several replies. Seems that Earthlink is Linux friendly. I've received two very detailed replies about configuring Linux from two different techsupport guys. Informative, and correct info. The second one stated that WvDial works flawlessly with them. :-) Neither Avery nor Dave from WvDial use Earthlink, fwiw.... andy -- Sandy Seeds Going there today with SuSE Linux! - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
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mperry＠basin.com -
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rclark＠virgosolutions.demon.co.uk -
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