All, Several people wanted updates on Direct TV's DSL service. Well, so far I'm impressed. $50/month. Here is what I have:
768K down / 256k up Static IP address Upto 6 accounts/e-mail addresses through them. Express permission to run smtp, dns, web, ftp, etc. Install instructions for Linux/UNIX. DirectTV will act as primary or secondary DNS for my domain if I want them to. I placed my order on Nov. 20th, and I received the DSL routher via 2-day delivery this morning. They delt with Verizon (last mile provider), so I never have to, and they did it in under 2 weeks (including Thanksgiving time off). It took me 5 minutes to set it up. I plugged in the router, connected it to the phone line, and pointed my browser to the internal IP address. I typed in my phone number and clicked on configure. A minute or two later, the router was done connecting to their config server and downloading it's config file. I restarted networking, and I had my IP address and it was all done. It will take me a couple of days to get everything switched over for my domain, but so far so good. C-Ya, Kenny -- --------------------------------------------------- Kenneth E. Lussier Geek by nature, Linux by choice PGP KeyID C0D2BA57 Public key http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xC0D2BA57 ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
