sbcglobal

[Mike Burger]

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004, Phillip T. George wrote:

> >>Unless you're using busness services from SBCGlobal or have a router, 
> >>then you're going to have to set up PPPOE.  I'm not sure what the steps 
> >>are for this, but someone else on the list may know.
> >
> >Even with business class service (DSL, that is), current/new accounts need 
> >to use PPPoE.  They stopped allocating via straight DHCP quite some time 
> >ago (I'm using a business class SBC DSL account, and I work for SBC).
> >  
> >
> OUCH.  Personally I prefer Cox cable.  DSL seems to suck, especially 
> when its PPPOE.

I'm going to have to disagree, somewhat.  I don't have to share my 
bandwidth with the others in the surrounding neighborhoods, and I haven't 
lost my DSL connection yet, which I can't say with my previous cable 
connection.  In addition, I've got multiple IPs, and because my DSL 
modem/router (Netopia Cayman unit) is handling the authentication for 
PPPoE, I don't have to worry about whether or not my firewall computer is 
keeping up with the connection.

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