re: [NOT a] DNS error
Friday, May 8, 2009 at 8:16 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by jack hall
(291 messages posted)
gewg_,
I suggested windows since in fact most ISP's ARE clueless.
Most ISP's will ask whether your running windows or a Mac. Period. Beyond that it's
usually sorry we don't support that operating system.
My suggestion was if a clean install of windows was successful, many ISP'S will do
a manual setup on the phone.
FYI my ISP supports only windows and a MAC system, and for windows only back to XP.
I was able to setup my 98SE by myself, but only after my ISP had set me up successfully
on my XP PRO computer.
My observation of this fellow, is he's only interested in basic connectivety on broadband,
not experimenting.
On Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 2:31 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>jack hall wrote:
>|I don't know Ubunto or what support you can acheive with that system.
>|
>That's Ubuntu Linux,
>and the support is the same as for any other user--if you don't have a clueless
ISP.
>
>If your ISP is a bunch of idiots that can only read from a prepared script
>which only deals with Windoze, then yes those morons can cause you headaches.
>
>|I'd check with your ISP as to what's the oldest browser you can use.
>|
>ISPs that tell you **what software you can run** are idiots to be avoided.
>
>|I think without online capability, it's going to be I.E. 5.5 SP2..
>|
>Complete nonsense. As stated previously in this thread,
>all you need from an ISP is an IP address (or a phone number if it's dial-up).
>http://google.com/search?q=Internet.Options-Connections-Setup-Wizard
>
>Running any software that an ISP gives you is STUPID.
>It bloats up your system with unnecessary crap
>and is often so poorly written that it causes you problems.
>
>A competent ISP **doesn't care** what software you run.
>THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT OF THE INTERNET.
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