[linux-help] Re: SBC DSL promo

[David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>]

John -

SBC may sell them but does not even support the hardware that they sell..
Even if you had one of the '2Wire' router/modems tech support would make you
call a '2Wire' which then their tech support would create a three way call
to SBC.

I had a friend just last week in the 'JACKSON [522/524]' exchange get DHCP
connection for SBC DSL.

--David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Hall" <flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 12:02 AM
Subject: [linux-help] Re: SBC DSL promo


>
> 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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