MESSAGE
| DATE | 2002-05-27 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] roadrunner
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Why should I bang my head on something probibly already solved.
What the fuck is wrong with you Alex...
On 2002.05.29 16:18 Jonathan Bober wrote:
>
> On Tue, 28 May 2002 06:38:55 -0400 (EDT)
> alex-at-pilosoft.com wrote:
>
> >
> > a) Not every DSL provider requires PPPoE. If you look around, you'll
> find
> > quite a few who providers who don't.
> >
> > b) Discussion about queso/fingerprinting/whatever is pointless.
> Ruben
> > obviously can't figure out how to configure ip{chains,tables} and
> dhcpcd.
> >
> > c) While it is technically _possible_ to detect NAT'd hosts behind
> NAT
> > router, it is not worth doing for a cable provider like RR who
> struggles
> > with much simpler things.
> >
> > d) Even the MAC lock is easily defeated: If you have a linksys
> device and
> > can't figure out how to put your old MAC in, or if you have a device
> that
> > won't allow MAC change, you can just call RR and say "Oh, I have a
> new
> > computer, won't you please reset me MAC". Works every time.
> >
> > e) Somehow, it appears that people on this list, including the
> "host" of
> > the list just don't believe in "smart questions".
> >
> > See this link regarding "smart questions", and especially the
> chapter
> > "before you ask":
> http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >
> > -alex
>
> This list is not crack-monkey and it is not linux-elitists and it is
> not
> nylug-talk and we do not typically blow people off and we are not
> elitists and this list is more than just a technical list. If someone
> wants objective information from an often unknown source, google is
> fine. If someone wants discussion with a real person, or people, and
> subjective advice from friends he often converses with face-to-face,
> he
> will not find that with a simple internet search, and a simple email
> often takes much less total time than searching for an answer.
> Example:
> I worked for a few hours trying to get my laptop hard drive to stay
> off.
> Solution that worked: 30 seconds sending an email to this list, 5
> seconds for Marco to write his reply. Additionally, I found much
> misleading or wrong information on the internet from effectively
> anonymous people, whereas I know that Marco is a competent Linux-user
> who runs linux on a laptop.
>
> A question to this list does not have to be well-researched before
> being
> asked. The very purpose of asking a question on the list is often to
> save time. And there is no way that Ruben could find MY opinion on
> Roadrunner service (if I had one) by searching online elsewhere.
>
> -jon
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