Re: AT&T DSL with Linux?

From: Brian Hall (brihall_at_nowhere.org)
Date: 11/11/03 

Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:06:25 -0000

On 2003-11-11, General Schvantzkoph wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:34:00 +0000, David H. Lipman wrote:
>
>> Brian:
>>
>> If you have a Cisco 675e it should be able to handle PPPoE.
>>
>> No Problems...
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> "Brian Hall" <brihall@nowhere.org> wrote in message
>> news:slrnbr236h.31o.brihall@news.pcisys.net...
>> |
>> | I am currently using a legacy Cicso 675e for my DSL connection,
>> | connected to a floppyfw Linux firewall. I received a promotional
>> | notice from AT&T DSL, saying that their service was available. I've
>> | already hit google groups & dslreports.
>> |
>> | Looking for opinions on their service, and info about:
>> |
>> | -Since they use PPPoE, does their DSL router handle the PPPoE
>> | connection, or does my Linux firewall need to have a PPPoE client?
>> |
>> | -news servers: I have heard that AT&T news servers may not be
>> | available via DSL (!), and use nntps vice nntp
>> |
>> | -is there a link where you can query the newsgroups they carry?
>> |
>> | -uptime? speed?
>> |
>> | -Cost: I currently pay $31.95 to QWest for my DSL "line" (same line as
>> | my normal phone service), AND $17.95/month to my ISP. If I go with
>> | AT&T DSL (though Covad, apparently), do I only pay to AT&T? IOW, does
>> | the QWest charge go away since I'd be using Covad?
>> |
>> | --
>> | Brian Hall
>> | Linux Consultant
>> | http://www.pcisys.net/~brihall
>> |
>> |
>> |
>> |
> If you already have DSL why switch? Is AT&T offering significantly more
> bandwidth or are you having reliability problems? Your Qwest service
> sounds pretty cheap, it's unlikely that AT&T can offer you service at a
> cheaper price.

I am trying to find out if I still have to pay the QWest DSL line charge
if I go with AT&T DSL- their website doesn't say anything about it. If
that cost is included in the price AT&T quotes, then for 60 cents more per
year I can double my download throughput, at the cost of having my upstream.

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