[NTLUG:Discuss] Fedora core 4 can not detect IP

[Terry Henderson]

On 6/20/06, Dennis Rice <dearroz at comcast.net> wrote:
> I have had a similar problem with Comcast when I changed PCs for the
> router / firewall.  Their standard answer was that it had to be a MS
> Windows machine and that it required "registration" using their
> software.  My response - I'm running Linux and it is not your
> responsibility.  They argued saying that it had to be MS and I said no.
> I finally told the phone tech to pass me to the supervisor.  The
> supervisor then told the phone tech to do it himself, that I did not
> have to run the software.
>
> Try arguing with the cable people, it might work.
>
> Dennis
>
>

I think the only problem is that they don't know *how* to provide
support for Linux.    When they give you answers like that, you can
bet that the person on the other end of the phone has never even seen
a Linux system and will be totally clueless, they just don't know how
or what to do.