| christophe barbé on Tue, 5 Feb 2002 00:00:23 +0100 |
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Yes DCA.net is cool. I have a $50 connection with 5 static IPs. The funny part is that the line is provided by ... verizon but for the same price the service is not the same at all. NO PPPoE, no blocked ports 5 static IPs and a reliable service (at least since I'm subscribed). Christophe On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 05:15:41PM -0500, Forge 2000 wrote: > DCA.NET. No blocked ports, no transfer restrictions, no server type > restrictions. I run www and ftp with their blessing. No PPPoE, using Enet > encapsulation. 1.5Mb/384Kb, 90$ a month. NAT is handled by the very nice > Zyxel gateway, does DHCP, includes 4 port switch. NAT is supported by the > company, offered me help setting it up. I've been dealing with heavy > throughput in both directions 24/7 for about three months, no complaints. > > - Rich 'Forge' Mingin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JP Toto" <viceclown@yahoo.com> > To: <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 10:55 AM > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Comcast Crackdown > > > > I agree with Ian. I've had it (Verizon) since October > > with nary a hitch. I use smoothwall which has built in > > support for no-ip, dyndns, etc... It's super easy to > > configure and works great on Verizon. Ok, enough of my > > $0.02. > > > > --- ian reinhart geiser <geiseri@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > On Monday 04 February 2002 10:51 am, you wrote about > > > Re: [PLUG] Comcast > > > Crackdown: > > > > > FYI: My cable modem connection is no longer > > > allowing remote access > > > > > capabilities. No HTTP,HTTPS,SSH or email server. > > > I complained and asked > > > > > if there was an upgrade service which would > > > allow me to have these > > > > > services - neither got any results. Considering > > > DSL is in the $160/month > > > > > range - cable modem is still the cheapest > > > alternative for high speed > > > > > download combined with a dial-up for other > > > remote services. yikes! > > > > > > > > $160? What speeds do you want, that runs you $160 > > > a month? Verizon > > > > 1.5M/384K up ADSL service is $80 a month. Do you > > > need SDSL? > > > > > > > FYI: Verizon only blocks ports 80, 25 and a few > > > other "popular" services. I > > > use AProxy (do a freshmeat search for it) and I put > > > SSH and HTTP on 80XX so > > > they work perfectly. > > > > > > Even though Verizon is a bunch of F*ckNozzles they > > > are far less evil than > > > comcast. I have had DSL since November and not had > > > any problems.... ( /me > > > knocks on wood) > > > > > > I would recomend them for Linux use. The only catch > > > is you have to set it up > > > the first time on either windows or macos. After > > > that you can use pppoe with > > > no problems. > > > > > > Hope this helps > > > -ian reinhart geiser > > > > > > - -- > > > :-- Ian Reinhart Geiser --: > > > GPG Key: D6A6 7E16 13A9 B5A7 9E18 D1A7 3F2E B64D > > > 19BC 76F8 > > > > > =========================================================== > > > > > =========================================================== > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > > > > > iD8DBQE8Xq27Py62TRm8dvgRAvByAKDLoQvpE8fdGttZnWslV9GFkshq+QCfZvAg > > > 9ZMRPs0069kfC8xynxFTr7U= > > > =xHnV > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > Philadelphia Linux Users Group - > > > http://www.phillylinux.org > > > > > Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce > > > General Discussion - > > > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > > ===== > > JP Toto > > ViceClown@yahoo.com > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > > http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org > > Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce > > General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug > -- Christophe Barbé <christophe.barbe@ufies.org> GnuPG FingerPrint: E0F6 FADF 2A5C F072 6AF8 F67A 8F45 2F1E D72C B41E Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert Einstein, On Science Attachment:
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