[linux-help] Re: SBC DSL promo

["Jonathan Hall" <flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

SBC sells hub/routers.  They may not "support" them as in helping with
them... but I'm sure they'll let you use them.

They set it up for me when I was running Linux.  They set it up for Jared
Johnson, who was running Linux.

AFAIK, they're using exclusively PPPoE for "residential" accounts now...
(i.e. a single IP).  If you get business-class, with 5 IPs (perhaps even
with a single IP), then they just use statically assigned IPs (i.e. neither
DHCP nor PPPoE).  I believe the only people with DHCP any more are those who
signed up before they started using PPPoE.




> SBC DSL
>
> (1) Depending on your phone number here in Wichita you will either have
DHCP
> or PPOE connection.
> (2) SBC will not connect you unless you are running Windows or a MAC
> (3) SBC does not support HUB, ROUTERS, GATEWAYS of any kind.
>
> But other than the above the service that I have has been great!  Sure I
> have a DSL Gateway and LAN ROUTER.. but if something happens to my
> connection I have to plug the cable from the modem directly into the PC or
> no support.
>
> While I have not used the service due to the fact that I might of ended up
> with out "DSL" Internet service for up to 60 days during the change
over...
> SCTELCOM had a great price going for DSL service and their tech support
> dept. does support LINUX.. do not know if they are offering a static IP
> address yet.... but the rate for DSL with local phone service was less
than
> half of SBC!
>
> --David
>
>
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