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Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
- Subject: Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
- From: "Alan Sharkis" <asharkis@optonline.net>
- Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 00:21:09 GMT
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I guess I'm a total novice about DSL. I have cable, and my Linksys
Router/Switch came with directions about setting up PPPoE, but seemed to
imply that it's necessary for DSL. I certainly don't need it with cable.
Maybe that sheds some light on this sub-sub-sub-topic?
"David Cantrell" <usenet-20010705@barnyard.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 06:54:43 GMT, David Ogg <davidogg@nc.rr.com> said:
>
> >There are things in linux that it really is harder to do than in
> >Windows
>
> None of those things are worthwhile though :-)
>
> > but these things (like routing,
>
> What on earth gave you the idea routing was hard in Linux? IME, it's
> a damned sight easier than in anything from MS. It's even easier in
> OpenBSD and Solaris.
>
> > wierd protocols like PPPoE)
>
> I see no point in PPPoE. Why would I ever want to use it? I'm not
> even sure what uses it other than some broken cable modems used by
> inferior providers of no service worthy of my consideration.
>
> --
> David Cantrell | http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david