Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-26 Thread perryh
> The 2 systems, Windows or FreeBSD, cost the same. That is, > assuming that time=money. Which everyone does, except for those > who have so much money they don't have to work for a living, or > those who have nothing and are perectly content to live with - nothing. But I am not comparing Windoz

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-25 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:40 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet > > > > > > What I don't get is I see guys walking in > > > > >

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-24 Thread perryh
> > > > > What I don't get is I see guys walking in > > > > > dropping $1000 on associated Mac hardware crap > > ... > > > > The most expensive system around here is a Mac Sawtooth that cost > > > > $225 -- including a 17" monitor -- last September. The (Dell) > > > > FreeBSD box I'm using at the

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-23 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 12:24 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet > > > > What I don't get is I see guys walking in > > > > dropping $1000 on associat

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-22 Thread perryh
> > > What I don't get is I see guys walking in > > > dropping $1000 on associated Mac hardware crap ... > > The most expensive system around here is a Mac Sawtooth that cost > > $225 -- including a 17" monitor -- last September. The (Dell) > > FreeBSD box I'm using at the moment cost $10 at a fle

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-21 Thread Christian Baer
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 03:45:27 -0800 Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > That's $5K difference not $10. Thieves can get away with a lot if they > steal it in small bits. So if I steal $1 from every account of New York's biggest bank they would smile and see that as a sporting achievement? Somehow I doubt th

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-21 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:51 PM Subject: Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet > > What really grates is that I have to pay Verizon *more* if I want > *less* from them! Would you

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-20 Thread perryh
> > > > I doubt there is any reasonably priced ISP that will help in > > > > troubleshooting a problem that's not reproducible on Windows. > > > > > > $19.95 a month for DSL (ISP charges) is not reasonably priced? > > > WTF? > > > > Dunno about your neck of the woods, but last time I checked around

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-20 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 12:47 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet > > > I doubt there is any reasonably priced ISP that will help in > > > troubleshooting a prob

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-19 Thread Brian
RW wrote: On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:14:33 -0800 "Ted Mittelstaedt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - Original Message - From: "RW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 7:43 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet On Thu,

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-19 Thread RW
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:14:33 -0800 "Ted Mittelstaedt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "RW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 7:43 AM > Subject: Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-19 Thread perryh
> > I doubt there is any reasonably priced ISP that will help in > > troubleshooting a problem that's not reproducible on Windows. > > $19.95 a month for DSL (ISP charges) is not reasonably priced? > WTF? Dunno about your neck of the woods, but last time I checked around here Verizon was charging

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-18 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
- Original Message - From: "RW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 7:43 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet > On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:43:02 -0800 > "Ted Mittelstaedt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Al

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-18 Thread bobmc
Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > Hi Bob, > > As I am ad administrator of an ISP that is a DSL > ISP that offers DSL, and also runs FreeBSD on it's > servers, I am going to address your point. > > The problem your having is present on MANY of > these "some box(s) which connects me to to net" > Generally

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-18 Thread RW
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:43:49 + RW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The OP said that there was no problem with linux and windows, Correction: "the OP said that there was no problem with linux" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.f

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-18 Thread RW
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:43:02 -0800 "Ted Mittelstaedt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also, these companies simply > cannot afford to put their best programming and design > talent on solving things like slow DNS resolver queries > through their proxy, when these problems are reported. The OP said t

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-18 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
Hi Bob, As I am ad administrator of an ISP that is a DSL ISP that offers DSL, and also runs FreeBSD on it's servers, I am going to address your point. The problem your having is present on MANY of these "some box(s) which connects me to to net" Generally, it's older Linksys and Netgear routers

Re: FreeBSD challenged by Internet

2007-01-16 Thread RW
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:32:58 -0500 Bob McIsaac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi: > > This is not exactly a question rather it is wrapup for a > series of questions. I had a tricky, confusing problem > getting FreeBSD on the net but I was able to solve it > with help from this list.. Ian Smith in