[TriLUG] just starting out, help

Ray Bordt trilug@trilug.org
Sat, 27 Oct 2001 12:50:15 -0400


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have w98 on disk one, plan to burn this disk soon, just say no to bill. =
have mandrake 8.1 on disk two, good stuff.  still using w98 to access =
the internet.  using linux, how do i connect, ie tell modem COM 1, to =
dial an isp.  currently using mindspring. i know phone # to isp, and =
their DNS ips.  they are not helpful at all. they only support x9- and =
macs.  is there a linux friendly isp, that i should switch too?

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