MA DSL providers that like Linux

hindenbergbaby · 12-23-2003, 06:36 AM

Anyone in the Northeast US manage to find a DSL provider that is compatible with Linux? In my travels, I found Verizon isn't terribly Linux friendly, nor is Comcast... any other suggestions? I'd like to eventually drop the dial up connection, but not if it means I have to use Windows to go online...

shoe

Zoombie · 12-23-2003, 08:47 AM

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Originally posted by hindenbergbaby
Anyone in the Northeast US manage to find a DSL provider that is compatible with Linux? In my travels, I found Verizon isn't terribly Linux friendly, nor is Comcast... any other suggestions? I'd like to eventually drop the dial up connection, but not if it means I have to use Windows to go online...

shoe

I use Verizon, and I've had no problems at all. They use pretty standard PPPoE, which is about as good as it gets, besides a static LAN, or possibly DHCP. But it seems ISPs don't use those anymore, for the most part...

Verizon works fine if you just grab rp-pppoe.

hindenbergbaby · 12-23-2003, 09:26 AM

Good to know... Thanks.

shoe

snatale1 · 12-23-2003, 09:57 AM

same here got VerizonDSL set up in about 5 min, no probs
don't even bother with comcrap to much $$$$$$ and if you ever did need support once you say linux they'll prob pay catch with you for an hour b4 the get the balls to say they don't know (thats what RCN did to me).

chort · 12-23-2003, 11:34 AM

Speakeasy.net is national and they're very friendly to non-Windows OSs. They have tech support information on their page for Mac OS and Linux.