[clue-tech] Switching to Qwest DSL soon, any suggestions?

[Jon Buttjer]

Keith,
Good morning.  Just before I left CO in July 2006 I helped a friend
there setup Qwest DSL & wireless for his house using their wireless
gateway.

Good news - The DSL seemed to work well and he didn't have any
problems once the DSL had been activated.

Bad news - The DSL had to be software-activated through a series of
wizards only available through Windows.  The self-install kit forced
you to activate the account with Windows, but after that point, you
were up and running without M$ interference.

FWIW
jontheisguy

On 6/12/07, Keith Christian <keithchristian at yahoo.com> wrote:
> My broadband provider is raising rates, and I've not been too happy with the
> service lately, so I'm switching to Qwest DSL at the house.  Hope I'm not
> making a mistake.
>
> The rep at the Qwest store said that the install would not work with Linux or
> Macintosh, but only with Windows - my assumption is, that is for the MSN
> "service."
>
> I expect that as soon as the DSL is activated, I'll plug in the wireless
> router to the DSL modem and it will "just work."  Am I wrong?  What will be
> needed on my two Linux machines to work with the Qwest DSL connection,
> anything?  I don't plan to use any MSN features like email, etc.  All I want
> is the internet connection.
>
> Is a default web space provided with Qwest residential DSL?  How about an nntp
> Usenet account?
>
> Thanks.
>
> ==========Keith
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