[wplug] Using Windstream with Linux system

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PPPoE or some other user experience software is all I can think of.  Either
way, I suspect it's an easy item to work around.

On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 10:13 PM, nick pitlosh <nickpitlosh at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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