>Verizon says "we don't support Macintosh. It might work, it might not. But >we don't support Macintosh, and we won't even talk to you about Macintosh."
Ask for a better support rep. Verizon's web site clearly says they support the Mac. The trick is, they don't offer a PPPoE client for the Mac, so they tell you that you need OS X so you can use the built in PPPoE client. However, any decent router (including the one Verizon is currently offering for free) has built in PPPoE support, making the need for a PPPoE client on the computer pointless. Thus, any Mac with an Ethernet card, and TCP/IP can use Verizon DSL. >Verizon's DSL modem supposedly contains a 4-port router in it. That would >be nice to have, included in the price. I'm not sure if they are issuing a modem with a built in router, or if they are issuing a router in addition to the modem. I thought it was the latter. Although the end result is the same (just fewer devices if its a combined unit). >But I say, screw 'em. If they say "we won't support Mac," I'll try to take >my business elsewhere. Like I said, talk to a better rep. Verizon supports the Mac, and they say so on their web, and in the install kit that comes with the DSL modem. Obviously the rep you spoke to is the one that didn't support the Mac (years ago, when Verizon first came out with their DSL, they did not support the Mac. This was due to the PPPoE issue, and they hadn't come to an agreement with a vendor to supply such a client for the Mac... that never changed, but OS X came along with built in PPPoE support, so Verizon started officially supporting the Mac. But as long as you have something to handle the PPPoE issues, be it a 3rd party client for OS 8 or 9, or a router with PPPoE support... you can use non OS X macs just fine.) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
