[wplug] Using Windstream with Linux system

[Pat Barron]

What does their Windows application do?  Sometimes ISPs (assuming that 
almost all of their customers are on Windows - which is sadly true...) 
will provide some canned application that does nothing but set up PPPoE 
authentication for you (which Linux has native tools for).  Sometimes 
also does stupid stuff like redirecting your browser search engine.  But 
like I said, in general, these apps aren't doing anything out of the 
ordinary / non-standard, as far as the network link goes.  So as long as 
you know what it's doing, you can probably just use your native Linux 
tools to do whatever the app does.

--Pat.

On 1/21/2016 8:05 PM, Stephen R Phillips wrote:
> Quiet person here (heh) I run linux and not windows but Windstream seems to use some an application on windows through internet explorer for having their DSL modems connect to their server. They also appear to redirect (by default) browser search engines. I however use seamonkey and linux (gentoo as matter of fact). So I'm a bit confused how I can activate a DSL modem for windstream. I am asking because I might be relocating and my ISP (verizon) will end up being someone else (less service more expensive life happens).
> Anyhow Windstream was one that was "listed" so I thought I would ask here if anyone has dealt with windstream and their linux system.
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> I don't have ANY windows system right now so ...
> I guess thanks if you have any suggestions! Stephen R. Phillips was here Please be advised what was said may be absolutely wrong, and hereby this disclaimer follows.  I reserve the right to be wrong and admit I was wrong in front of the entire world. It won't be the first or the last in all likelyness.
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