[KLUG Members] RE: DSL

[Adam Williams]

> > > > I'm happy,  but I have static service.  I paid for them to install a
> > > > router - makes it easy to say "YOUR PROBLEM!!!".  At $64.95 a month with
> > > > static IP's, a blazing connection, and effectively a
> > > > proceed-directly-to-tier2-support pass phrase - I can't complain. 
> > > How many static IP's do you get for the price? 
> > 4
> > I'm 68.79.789.145 – 68.79.189.149
> The math geek in me feels compelled to point out that 145-149 is 
> FIVE IP's, not four.   :-)

The pragmatist (lower case "P") says 4.  'cause the router eats one, so
thats nowhere.

> > > What is your rated upload & download speeds?  
> > > Do the rated speeds match what you really get?
> > cut-n-paste ....
> >      Current Rate  :          1536 Kbps      256 Kbps
> >      Maximum Rate  :          4151 Kbps      711 Kbps
> Cut-n-paste from where?  

The routers administrative interface.

> SBC's web site?  A speed test web site?
> > The current rate appears to be fixed somehow, and yes, I get those
> > speeds, pretty consistently.
> I'm not sure what they mean by "current",

current is what you get, verses what the line is capable of or currently
clocked at from the head-end SLAM.

>  unless it's a speed test ..
> > > Do they care if you run servers at your location?
> > > Do they block any ports to prevent it?
> > "SBC Yahoo! DSL Standard Plus-S Package Internet service gives you all
> > the benefits, customization, and speed of the Standard Plus Package with
> > five static IPs, ...
> See, even SBC knows it's five IP's!  ;-)
> > making it possible to host a Web server or access a VPN
> > - ideal for telecommuters or anyone who works from home."
> Very cool!  I look forward to the day when they make it available at my
> home.... (if I live that long)

Drink lots of red wine and excerise daily; you might make it,  just
maybe.