[clug] Calling all Linux n00bs

[Jessica Fryer]

>From Internode's FAQ:

> Internode prides itself on being highly supportive of the use of the
> Internet on any computer system that you have which runs TCP/IP.
>
> We are pleased to support most flavours of Windows.
>
> But we also strongly and explicitly support Mac OS.
>
> And we also support the use of Linux and FreeBSD to access the Internet
> using ADSL.
>
> If you have another operating system entirely, and it runs TCP/IP, we'll do
> our very best to support it with our ADSL service.
>
iiNet's website doesn't give such a super-friendly welcome - but they supply
Linux distros on their freezone (Internode also supplies stacks of unmetered
content btw) and I have never heard anyone complain about them.

If you're on a TransACT line your options are iiNet or You're Crazy.  On a
Telstra line I would pick Internode but iiNet is also a valid choice.

Jess
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Robert Edwards <bob at cs.anu.edu.au> wrote:

> Felix Karpfen wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 30 May 2009 18:14:18 +1000, Lana Brindley wrote:
>>
>>  If you're new to Linux, or just thinking about it, I would love you to
>>> head over there and vote on what you think about a series of independent
>>> Linux absolute beginner courses:
>>>
>>> http://lanabrindley.blogspot.com/2009/05/linux-n00bs.html
>>>
>>
>> As a perennial Noobie, I attempted to follow this request and confirmed to
>> the hilt that my own request is reasonable.
>>
>> I am looking for <advice|documentation> on installing broadband; and
>> attempting to access the suggested URL was woefully slow (by Linux
>> standards) when I use a 56k modem.
>>
>> One of the reason why I have desisted from jumping on the "broadband
>> bandwagon" was the routine response from broadband providers, which is:
>>   "we do not support Linux - {code for we know nothing about Linux)".
>>
>> I am aware that "whirlpool" has all the info that anyone could possibly
>> wish for.  A guided tour for "beginners with minimal requirements" would
>> help.
>>
>> For the record, I have been using Debian for about 4 years and use DVDs to
>> "dist-upgrade" my setup.  My only non-Debian package is the Opera browser
>> (which comes as a .deb file).
>>
>> Felix Karpfen
>>
>>
> Sorry for the late response. I am not aware of any ISP or Broadband
> service in Australia that can't, easily, be made to work with Linux.
> Just 'cause the yr. 11 students most of the ISPs employ to run their
> help desk have never heard of Linux doesn't mean that there is anything
> particularly hard about getting Linux to work.
>
> If I were you, Felix, pick any ISP that you wish (some on this list
> can give advice on good and bad ISPs based on other issues than Linux
> knowledge) and then, if you need help, ask here and we can/will help
> you.
>
> In most cases, the ADSL/ADSL2 line will terminate in a dedicated ADSL
> Modem/router box and all that is left to do is to point a web browser
> at that box and set up your username and password etc. That can be
> done from any O/S which supports a web-browser. If you want to be
> _really_ cautious and follow the ISPs instructions, you can set up
> your Modem/router using a Windoze box and then use it from your Linux
> machine(s) - they won't mind...
>
> My advice, go with a provider you are comfortable with and ask us
> here for help if you need it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Edwards.
>
>
>
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