[DM-MUG] DSL ISP

Dave Weis dmmug@dmmug.org
Tue, 2 Nov 2004 06:25:34 -0600 (CST)


On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, Darcy Baston wrote:
> Hi folks. I need to get DSL internet, and would like your 
> recommendations. ISUNET is first on my call list, but are there any 
> others I should be considering? Any anecdotes? I'll be connecting from 
> West Des Moines.

I personally would recommend Internet Solver, but I'm a bit biased.

> I looked around QWEST's web site and they have quite a list of ISPs. 
> What I find really strange is that with each one, the system 
> requirements states Linux, Unix and Mac OS 8.6 are compatible but not 
> OSX? I've used plenty of DSL PPPoE type setups before with OS X (since 
> the public beta I think, although it wasn't "built-in" then). Do their 
> modems do something weird?

Which page are you looking at? Anything with an ethernet port will 
generally work fine. The newer DSL modems include a router and wireless 
access point also, so you don't need to have separate boxes for them.

dave


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