a new and different modem

[Sean McMahon]

<rant>
So when verizon wireless says they never stop working for you, sounds like their
landline service's slogan is we've never worked for you.
thank god our qwest uses pppoa
</rant>

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 7:45 PM
Subject: re: a new and different modem


> I managed with dhcpcd and use of adsl-setup to get the modem where it will
> go out onto http://activatemydsl.verizon.net and lynx states I don't have
> a local issuer https certificate and offers to download httpschoice which
> I have done.  I suppose I'll have to find out how to add the contents of
> this httpschoice file to my key ring before going any further.  It appears
> verizon.net took down my service so far, or perhaps that only happens
> because my machine couldn't present a valid local issuer certificate when
> queried by verion.net.  Any ideas for going further with this hook up will
> be appreciated.  The weird thing was dhcpcd seemed to come up with
> 192.168.1.64 for an address but when I looked in /etc/resolv.conf the
> nameserver addresses both started out with 199.43 if memory serves.  The
> big problem in this area effecting all dsl users is verizon put the phone
> lines into a corrosive environment that became increasingly corrosive
> because of polutant runoff into the Chessapeake which is only a few miles
> from where I live and the insulation is flaking off all their cables.
> When pieces break down enough that whole areas are without phone service
> is when action happens here and no sooner.
>
>
>
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