Errr! DSL is here, DSL is gone.
pll at lanminds.com
pll at lanminds.com
Mon Jul 14 12:00:44 EDT 2003
Okay,
I don't know who is playing what games, but I wouldn't be surprised
if Verizon is behind this!
2 weeks ago I checked with Earthlink, DSL Reports, and Verizon. All
3 locations stated I was within 9000 feet of the CO, and could order
DSL service. This week, as I'm about to order, I went and checked,
and only Verizon is stating that I'm eligible for DSL.
Earthlink says that the problem seems to be that I can only get DSL
at 384/384, and that they don't offer that speed. DLS Reports
Tom> If you're paranoid about security, those firewalls have some
Tom> faults.
True. My problem is I'm lazy, and I don't have a lot of time. I
really haven't kept up with the changes from ipfwadm->ipchains->
iptables, and I just don't really care that much about learning that
stuff :) I will if I have to, but if I can buy a small box for $100,
I'd rather do that. I'm not overly paranoid, and I don't have too
much on my systems that I'm too worried about. Though, I suppose
spending a few hours now to do it right is better than spending weeks
later trying to recover :)
Tom> t's nice having the FW deal with PPPoE though.
But can't you just build a kernel with PPPoE support?
Tom> They use little power and have no fan. No disk so you don't
Tom> need to worry about a UPS when power goes out. Tiny so you can
Tom> set them up in a corner.
All the features I'm looking for :)
Tom> A wireless fw/router in front of a real firewall would be a
Tom> cool setup. ~ I'm considering moving my wireless to a DMZ so
Tom> I can have more control over who gets an address. I'm not so
Tom> paranoid at home.
Yeah, I've considered that too. I may go that way.
Tom> When we go wireless at work, I'll learn *alot* about this kind
Tom> of thing :-)
Cool. Teach me :)
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Seeya,
Paul
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