Re: [TCLUG:15736] MediaOne

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

we had a dedicated windows box to do the install at the time.. but I think
it would be more cool to have the mediaone tech install via vmware windows
:)

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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 "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends."

On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, Callum Lerwick wrote:

> I still need to put up my MediaOne and Linux page. Look through the list
> archives. ;) Basically, yes its perfectly Linux compatable, though
> you'll probably have to tell the guy on the phone you have a windows
> box. People have had good success negotiating with the actual
> installers... I dual boot, so I just disabled LILO and let the guy
> install it in windows myself. ;)
> 
> > Had Mediaone. Switched to Onvoy (covad) 768K dsl.
> > Mediaone is very fast but the bandwidth is very unstable. While downloading
> > ISO's i would jump around from 40 to 150K. And Quake gave jumpy ping rates.
> > When i download ISO's now i get between 70-80K all the time.
> > (Tested against ftp.cdrom.com)
> 
> I had a severe problem with this a while back, yeah. Seem to have been
> fixed. Been kicking a lot of ass at Counterstrike lately. YMMV. ;)
>  
> > I also heard that they block certain ports (80), although i didnt test this.
> 
> I have yet to encounter anything like that...
> 
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