From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1EgtTH-0006kf-Tn for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:35:48 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id jAT0Xsun031258; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:33:54 GMT Received: from bullet.espersunited.com (24-117-226-93.cpe.cableone.net [24.117.226.93]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id jAT0NFuG011239 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:23:15 GMT Received: from camille.espersunited.com (camille.espersunited.com [192.168.1.3]) by bullet.espersunited.com (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jAT0NEXs000436 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:23:14 -0600 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT - Why is Gentoo so slow when internet is out? + question From: Michael Sullivan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <438B9CC9.4050101@exceedtech.net> References: <1133211269.25761.6.camel@camille.espersunited.com> <59f9c5160511281306i17371172jf0a6063c0e58e822@mail.gmail.com> <438B7E75.8020103@exceedtech.net> <438B87F5.7020509@mailshack.com> <438B9CC9.4050101@exceedtech.net> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:23:20 -0600 Message-Id: <1133223800.10258.5.camel@camille.espersunited.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 55bceb6d-6307-4e7b-a811-b1f95c8c923c X-Archives-Hash: 1f8fe45b562a3826cff9a328aa9f5ba6 On Mon, 2005-11-28 at 18:11 -0600, Dale wrote: > Ognjen Bezanov wrote: > > > I dont want to have to come home and ssh in to restart everytime my > > ISP reboots its M$ Servers. > > It's funny that you say that. One of the first things I asked my ISP > when I was looking for one, what OS do you use? If they didn't use > *nix, I was going to keep looking. It is very rare that I have any > trouble either. > > Another thing I like about mine is the service. When I call them, I get > a live human being that answers the phone. They don't have a automated > thingy, just people. I have talked to the owner once and have actually > had the guys that run the network to call me for help. I am the only > one that runs Linux with the logs turned on and it gives them a lot of > info if they are having any connection problems. I guess windoze > doesn't. They call me and get me to connect and see what happens. If I > can't connect, I call them back and read them the log files and the boo > boo message. They had the login/password file get borked once. They > said it was there but it was messed up. They took the one from their > back-ups and up it went. We were surfing again. :) > > Ever consider switching ISPs or are you stuck with the one you have? > I'll switch for DSL but that is about it. Dial-up sucks, 26K is all I > get here. > > Dale > :) :) > > -- > To err is human, I'm most certainly human. My wife says that we can try SBC DSL after the new year starts (when we can afford it.) I just hope that I can get everything converted over to PPP.... -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list