AT&T Blocks Linux Configuration

[ Thanks to helios for this link. ]

"Starting about two months ago, we noticed that when we accessed the modem page at 192.168.something.or_another, as soon as we focused the cursor in the first field, we got a popup that asked us to install software to guide us through the configuration.

"Of course, the requirements were a Windows Operating System and a Microsoft Explorer browser. Big surprise...an ActiveX control."

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