Re: [Sheflug] Dell X200 and Redhat 8.0

[Steve Tickle <nospam1045405695-946 [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 02 February 2003 5:13 pm, Alex Hudson wrote:
>
> If you're on an all-you-can-eat, then Freeserve will not be the culprit.
> Connectivity is provisioned via BT, who sell ISPs 'ports' (virtual
> modems) in their exchanges - so, the leg of the trip you're having
> problems with suggests it's a problem interfacing with the exchange. In
> which case, you can swap ISPs all you like and it won't make any
> difference (if you're sticking to all-you-can-eat). However, it might be
> worth trying some of the 0845 free signup ISPs, and see if it does make
> any difference: these types of connections are usually more reliable.
> It's not a solution, but it does at least allow you to figure out where
> the problem lies, and might aid future decisions.
>

I think Virgin Net use ntl. Now people will probably inundate this list with 
tales of woe of trying to connect through ntl but I use Virgin Net at home 
and have never had a problem.
-- 
Steve
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