[wplug] Using Windstream with Linux system

[nick pitlosh]

the windows app is there for people who cant do that last part.

On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 7:10 PM, nick pitlosh <nickpitlosh at gmail.com> wrote:

> as was said before, ppoe, or whatever it is, can be configured on your
> gateway, and dhcp system, whatever that is. windstream will help you if you
> talk sense.
>
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:32 AM, Pat Barron <pat at lectroid.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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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