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Re: [PLUG] Access (Multiple replies)
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On Thu, 06 Jan 2000, Gregory T. Weber wrote:
> Yes, I am in the process of getting DSL, but was told (by Covad) that I needed
> to upgrade my copper so BA just ran a 6 pair wire up my front lawn (their
> cost ). Thought the whole point was that it would run on existing copper, but
> oh well.
Since I can't get any faster than 37333 through v.90 on my modem, I would
expect that they'd have to run new copper. If that's the case, it won't happen
cause I wouldn't be able to get my apt manager to allow them to dig up the
place :-P
> I need to get a couple of NICs, one for my wife's Windows 98 box and one for
my RH > 6.1 box. Any suggestions?
Anything 3com, If you're looking for cheap and easy go with a boomerang.
They're cheap and easy to setup. If you're looking for quality go with an
EtherLink.
On Fri, 07 Jan 2000, Charles Stack wrote:
> How fast a line are your ordering?
Anything from 114k up, within a reasonable cost.
> If you are going with ADSL...make sure you aren't near any AM transmitters.
> Seems they can degrade the performance of your ADSL line significantly.
I don't know if I'm near an AM transmitter... Perhaps I should check...
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