Most of the folks in Maryland using dial-up received letters from Verizon as to access number changes. Since Verizon has been somewhat uncooperative in support of Linux it might be good to keep tabs on this here as far as what numbers are working and any DNS Server numbers which seem to function.
I looked for some support on the web site as per the letter's suggestion but there was none.
Calling Verizon Tech support, they seem to have added an "Other Operating Systems" mention in the robot voice choices but it goes to someone who doesn't know other operating systems and doesn't know ifnthe DNS server numbers are changing.
I tried 5 of the local numbers the online robot picked, all went through but with an unfamiliar initial beep, a pause, then the computer tones. In some cases I heard a distant pinging but with loads of static in the line. None would allow me on line with the current DNS server numbers. When I queried the Verizon Tech about this she told me all were under constructions and none would be available until after the fifteenth when the current number I use no longer grants access. This strikes me as working without a net, not being able to pretest and work out the bugs.
There's no support or help for FIOS or DSL or I'd use one or the other. DSL has workarounds but the software router is one way blocking so once something's in there's no way to stop the out unless you use another software firewall. FIOS is unsupported for Linux completely and parts of the package for MAC as well.
Any comments or suggestions or disagreements would be welcomed. Might be nice to have this stuff ironed out befoer the Ides of December.
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