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RE: [PLUG] DSL, Bell Atlantic, and Me
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Andrew:
I learn something new everyday. I would much prefer to have a static IP
then my current PPPoE with an HTTP relay. I am off to your page now (if
there is one).
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
[mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Andrew White
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 6:48 PM
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Subject: RE: [PLUG] DSL, Bell Atlantic, and Me
Hi Bob and all,
For the record, DCANet does not use PPPoE. PPPoE and DHCP are
the two popular methods of assigning dynamic IP addresses to
residential DSL customers. PPPoE has a much larger following than
does DHCP because it scales better.
We (DCANet) decided to use static addresses for all DSL customers
because many of our customers want to have a static address,
and PPPoE support tends to be spotty outside the Wintel world.
DCANet residential DSL includes up to 6 static IP addresses,
a POP/imap e-mail account, and a 13MB members.dca.net personal
web page.
-Andrew White
DCANet
On Mon, 9 Oct 2000, Bob Razler wrote:
> Joe:
>
> I have bellatlantic and you should know they use PPPoE. I am not sure if
> every ISP that serves you will use it as well. I thought that here in
> Philly that you can choose a DSL provider, but its all really just the
same
> connection. I might be wrong.
>
> I have never even tried configuring my linux box for PPPoE.
>
> Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of William H. Magill
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 2:14 PM
> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org; JWelsh@ConsecoDirect.com
> Cc: plug@phillylinux.org
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] DSL, Bell Atlantic, and Me
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 10:48:13 -0400
> > From: "Joseph B. Welsh" <JWelsh@ConsecoDirect.com>
> >
> > I am hoping some one can help me out.
> >
> > I founf out that my wife is getting me a Bell Atlantic DSL connection
> > for my birthday (cool present). However, she being
> > a computer newbie who is still in the windows world dosen't know our
> > home network is run on Linux with ip masq ing and firewalling.
> > She also dosn't know about Bell Atlantic reputation.
> >
> > My question is this.
> >
> > I f I wanted to go with DCA.net.
> > Do I install the Bell Atlantic Stuff, get it working correctly, then
> > call DCA?
> > Call DCA first?
> > Stick with my dialup because I have it set up and working great? (just
> > kidding!)
> >
>
> Definately.... call DCA first!
>
> Depending upon where you are, they will probably set you up via Covad
> rather than NorthPoint (formerly Verizon, formerly Bell Atlantic.)
>
> It used to be pretty simple to call Bell Atlantic and tell them who
> you wanted as ISP. Not anymore. From what I can tell, all calls now start
> with the NorthPoint operation, which is a competitive ISP company, as
> opposed to starting with Verizon "InfoSpeed" which is a tariffed part of
> the regulated Company.... it DOES make a difference, a BIG difference.
>
> Things have changed, and continue to change, very rapidly in the DSL
> market. Anything which was true 6 months ago is probably NOT true any
more.
> (Except for the horror stories about the lack of training of technicians.)
>
> --
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>
> T.T.F.N.
> William H. Magill Senior Systems Administrator
> Information Services and Computing (ISC) University of Pennsylvania
> Internet: magill@isc.upenn.edu magill@acm.org
> http://www.isc-net.upenn.edu/~magill/
>
>
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