 Domhain$Mind Over MonkeyPremium
join:2002-01-16 | Got the flu? Blame Microsoft! I read the Wired article.
1 - the very existence of pppoe software is the fault of the phone companies - its very existence is lame, and thats the primary problem. i think we can all agree that the phone companies sorta suck and rarely have their act together. ive never met anyone who just loves the phone company.
2 - winxp smartly includes a very modern version of pppoe that works with almost any dsl subscription you may have. thank you microsoft!
3 - the idiots selling dsl fail to tell their customers that if they have xp, they dont need to install any software, they just need to plug the damn cable in and answer the questions that xp asks them. it couldnt be simpler. i mean seriously - plug in cable, enter username and password - connect. xp autoconfigures and auto recognizes the dsl connection.
4 - whining simpering bozos who have nothing to do but slam microsoft for any reason, real or imagined, need to get a life, join the human race, take a look in the mirror and start dealing with reality. XP ROCKS. its solid as hell, stable, easy to learn and use, broadband friendly, auto configures - in short - its a great OS and thats that. it took them long enough but theyve got a winner on their hands. the major argument that can be made against it is in the realm of security, no small matter, and at least they are constantly working on it. it wouldnt be such an issue if there werent so many malcontents out there spending all day working to hack and crack xp so they can then hop on to alt.l33t_h4xz0r.killgates to get praised for yelling 'look! look! xp is broken!' - lame.
sorry for the length of this but IM SO SICK AND TIRED OF THE CONSTANT MICROSOFT BASHING! the dsl isps and phone companies screw up their install instructions - and its microsofts fault? umm - i dont think so. you cant give your customer a faulty old piece of software that doesnt work with a functioning modern piece of software and then blame microsoft.
if you put diesel in your car that takes unleaded, and the car breaks - is it the cars fault?
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"The porn aint the problem. The tight assed calvinist manifest-destiny post-industrialist social-paradigm-colonialism is." |
| OK. Here's the deal.
1. I chose to bash MS because, quite frankly, I can. (I discovered the PENGUIN).
2. XP is, in fact, a stable OS. However, if PPPoE is installed prior to an XP upgrade, there will be problems. Seen it happen, and had to fix it.
3.. THERE ARE EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS in every install kit. It is up to the end-user to READ them.
4. I have detailed instructions to "installing" xDSL services onto an XP machine.In that book, it SPECIFICALLY states DO NOT INSTALL THIS SOFTWARE IF YOU ARE USING WINDOWS XP! (in red letters even).
5. I know for a fact, NTS300 CANNOT be installed on a machine with NAV or McAfee running (or even disabled)and expect it to run RELIABLY (on any platform including LINUX and MAC). In addition, any software that writes to the registry during install cannot be installed reliably unless the machine is booted without running any AV software.
6. Also, if the little DSL light, on the modem, is green, it is likely the OS being confused. I just haven't seen more than few times where the connection couldn't be made 'cuz of a REAL network issue (probably 1 out of 50 times).
7. Finally, the telcos were great until 1984, and made even worse in 1996. I've thought about it. I hardly had any trouble with my phone service....in fact, I've NEVER had any problem with my phone service (except for not paying the bill..lol).
NOT the telcos fault, NOT Microsoft's fault and certainly NOT the end-user's fault. Maybe it's actually the combination of an OS, the various hardware components the OS is operating AND other software installed onto the system. This is the likely culprit.
Just my hummble oppinion.....If you don't like it, that is your oppinion. |
