[KLUG Members] RE: DSL

[bill]

Ameritech/SBC don't support Linux, but floppyfw works fine as a firewall 
and PPPOE router.

http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/download.html

(get the one with the pppoe package).

Note that if the line goes down (and it does) you'll need a windows 
computer to "pretend" with.  If you say you use Linux to Tech Support 
they won't even test the line.  It's happened more than once, so I don't 
think it was an exception.  "Pretend" with the Windows computer to Tech 
Support and they'll go through their process to discover "Hey, It's the 
line!"  When done, hook up the Linux computer again.

BTW, you can get a free dial-up account with the DSL account.  Get it. 
Use it as a backup when DSL goes down.

kind regards,

bill

Taz wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I asked last year, maybe earlier, I don't remember, but does anyone use 
> SBC DSL, and, if so, how do you like it, how does the connection hold 
> up, do you have a lot of down time, etc?
> 
> I did hit on a couple of sites that were not very friendly to SBC for 
> their lack of concern and none committment type of seeming to want to 
> get with the program of getting their product out there.
> 
> I have also talked to a SBC rep, and they claimed that they don't 
> support Linux. That is a major selling point for me and for anyone on 
> this list.
> 
> Please respond, either on the list or off, doesn't matter to me, maybe 
> just to John, ;-), but I'd like to know if anyone else has the same 
> feelings, of like, Do I really want to do this or not? and the 
> experiences that you've had with them.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Taz
> 
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