On Fri, 19 May 2000, Philippe Moutarlier wrote:
> "Nitebirdz<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > On Tue, 9 May 2000, Bob Hartung wrote:
> >
> > > Okay, I have learned that US West is now offering DSL service in my area
> > > and my line qualifies for always on, fixed IP address service at 256 K
> > > for US 29.95/month or 2 hour at a crack limit for US $19.95/month. Does
> > > anyone have any issues with US West regarding their acceptance of
> > > Linux? If so let me know before I jump in.
> > >
> >
> > I'm running Linux with USWest over a DSL connection. No problem at all,
> > at least if you use the Cisco 675 router to connect to the Internet. I
> > ignore if the other (cheaper) routers work fine with Linux or not,
> > although I'm pretty certain I can get an answer for you since some of my
> > friends do technical support for them. In any case, even though the Cisco
> > 675 is sort of expensive, it is definitely well worth it. It is more
> > stable, flexible, and it truly acts as a router so you can have more fun
> > and learn more about Cisco products.
> >
> > By the way, the way they configure the whole thing is that your Cisco 675
> > obtains an IP address from their servers using PPP, and if you want to you
> > can connect the router to a hub and then connect multiple computers to the
> > hub. Your computers will be doing NAT, and will end up with private IPs
> > in the 10.0.0.0 range by default, although you can always change the
> > configuration.
> >
>
> yoops ... that's what I thought . I really don't like this ! How about using
> your internet connection to setup a private network via the internet if you don't
>have
> your own public IP (even on-static) ??
>
> Philippe
>
>
If you're referring to VPN, they do not support it as far as I know. In
any case, the private addressing or NAT system should not affect you if
you purchase static IPs for an additional price.
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