Re: [Nolug] Linux-friendly DSL providers

From: -ray <ray_at_ops.selu.edu>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:47:06 -0600 (CST)
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0411291044330.23554-100000@romulus.csd.selu.edu>

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004, Joey Kelly wrote:

> I work as a part-time tech for Gulf South Internet (http://www.gs.net),
> another Metairie-based ISP. Gulf South charges $50 per month with a setup
> fee, and does not block ports. Jesse Palmer and his dad run HP, BSD and OSX
> in their NOC, so he is also a geek like us, though he doesn't run Linux, to
> my knowledge. The downside to his service is that the cheaper DSL offerings
> (the ones you guys are most likely to choose) are PPPoE, which isn't fatal,
> but it's an extra hassle.

Do these isp's offer the new 3meg DSL service? I'd heard from i-55 that
changes at Bellsouth now REQUIRE them to use PPPoE for 3meg DSL.
Previously you could just hardcode your static IP. You can still get a
static ip, but it must be assigned over PPPoE.

ray

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