[ale] [rant] I dislike "we only support winblows/OS X" AT&T internet

[Jeremy T. Bouse]

But again these specs you quote also fall back to the issue of what 
affect the Operating System has on OS-independent network routing 
issues. Those are really specs for software being installed not what is 
needed to provide a level of network service connectivity. If they ask 
you to do a ping does it really matter what OS you do it from? Same for 
traceroute, opening a web page, etc...

Ned Williams wrote:
> If you have 19 machines on a network, why don't you have a switch and  
> a router and not force a linux box to do the job of the aforementioned 
> 10 dollar router?
> Sorry I know there are people out there who insist on demonstrating 
> value in their stll creaking along  486/66 by making it their dsl 
> router/firewall...but I mean rather than get spitting mad on the phone 
> with techs who you KNOW are not going to know squat about linux nor 
> are they required too...(a google of "AT&T system requirements" first 
> hit spells out what they are required to support)
>
>     * Intel or equivalent Pentium Pro, II, III, or IV at 133MHz or faster
>     * Windows 95/98/ME/XP or Windows NT 4.0/2000 (TCP/IP and Ethernet
>       support must be enabled)
>     * RAM -
>           o Windows 95/98/XP - 32 MB
>           o Windows NT - 32 MB
>     * Hard drive with 100 megabytes available
>     * Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) or built-in Ethernet port
>       supporting 10 Base-T
>     * CD ROM
>     * Microsoft^® TCP/IP stack
>
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> This means when you, you're gf, your mom,dad uncle or whomever has 
> their service all agreed to these terms when you got the service..
>
> don't agree fine, get speak easy, they support Linux and your blood 
> pressure will be lower...but don't expect the AT&T's  Chennai support 
> center to understand the eccentricities of the  latest Debian release, 
> when their product list is limited to windows only..
>
> and hey if it helps..they don't support Vista either
>
> Ned
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> On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Jeremy T. Bouse 
> <jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net <mailto:jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net>> wrote:
>
>        The other problem with being able to go with any one other than the
>     telco is if you're like me, stuck behind a remote DSLAM the telco
>     won't
>     provide the resellers with the ability to service you. Every DSL
>     provider claims they can't service my house but I have the top
>     speed DSL
>     from AT&T. Luckily I don't have to call them for support too often
>     considering I've got a very non-standard configuration in the
>     house that
>     would drive their script-readers nuts, along with myself trying to
>     explain it to them.
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