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On Sunday 22 Jan 2006 13:11, Ben Goodger wrote: > On 22/01/06, Neil Stone <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Rob Beard wrote: > > > Ben Goodger wrote: > > >> Easiest way by far, Router with built in DHCP server.. > > >> > > >> > > >> Configure once, additional nodes will auto configure... you'll > > > > never > > > > >> need to remember any more settings.. > > >> > > >> > > >> Just don't try it with AOL. And don't ask me about my experience with > > >> it... > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Ben Goodger > > >> #391382 > > > > > > Nothing wrong with AOL, they just don't support routers. I'm running a > > > SpeedTouch 510v4 router with AOL. The trick is to enter the username > > > as screenname@xxxxxxx rather than just the screenname part. Works a > > > treat after that. > > > > > > Rob > > > > That and the fact that only the 1st 8 chars of a passwd matter, put any > > more in and it fails to authenticate.. > > And their weird MTU, lack of support for IPv6, Irish callcentres, "Live > Help" people whose job description is to copy and paste prewritten HOWTOs, > and the fact that I can't get their service to work in any Linux distro, > even with a supported router... > > Plus their cancelling system is a load of crap. > > -- > Ben Goodger > #391382 The call centres are now located in India. The old ones - based in Ireland ( where the COS office was incidentally) was closed I believe as call centres. They also now charge for support calls - was free till a few months ago The biggest issue with AOL is their total lack of support or interest in Linux. There *are* Linux users using AOL - even some of the staff in the London HQ use Linux at home. Several people pressed AOL for Linux support for years - myself included. I even offered help to code and test a client for Linux ( not coder myself, but I did have a few people who offered to help out). I sent them links and information about projects and spin offs from those which AOL had begun then abandoned. These projects - mostly based on something called the Gamera project - still exist in various forms if you know where to look and what to look for. For instance, there is a project - hidden away out on the web - called openAOL I think ( but I can supply details if anyone is interested) - which was based on Gamera. It was designed for embedding into these touch screen monitors you find in public locations. It does actually work - but sadly, its hard coded to one specific USA number - and fails to work in the UK. There are several others - I have all the info somewhere. For dial up, there is of course the Peng or Penggy project. That works for dial up - as long as you have no desire to use the dreadful AOL interface and have a standard account. I was involved with lots of work on Wine with AOL - and found older versions of AOL - e.g up to around AOL6 - will work under Wine, although they tend to be a bit slow. There were some tweaks and tuning done by some people and I believe the tweaks improved things somewhat. Most AOL users tend to simply set up a PC with windows and then use that as a gateway. Works fine. Mark -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html