[plug] Query about gateway computer settings

[Jon L Miller]

I thought about too, but thought it really doesn't matter; he obviously was
talking to an idiot... of course you could ask the clown if he wants his
firm to be responsible of hack attacks, virus outbreaks, spam mail, etc...



-----Original Message-----
From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf
Of Tim
Sent: Thursday, 24 March 2011 9:29 AM
To: plug at plug.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] Query about gateway computer settings

On 24 March 2011 05:04, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
> When I phoned the ISP, they got me to do a factory reset on the modem,
> that erased all of the modem settings., then, when it came to
> configuring the modem, they basically said "Get stuffed - we don't
> provide support for anything other than Windows running Internet
> Explorer, and you shouldn't be using a firewall to access the
> Internet".

Normally I wouldn't care if an ISP said to get stuffed if you use
anything other than windows... But an ISP who also says you shouldn't
be using a firewall!?!? Care to name the shameful ISP?

Tim

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Timothy White - Somewhere in Australia
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