On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Ben == [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ben Anyone care to top that? (I have no doubt that some could; I'm
Ben curious if anyone *will*. GRIN)
This won't top that, however, at my first sysadmin job, we had a
source license to Ultrix. I needed to move the source repository
Hi,
I just discovered that according to both Verizon and Earthlink my
lines are eligible for DSL service. This is a very good thing IMO :)
However, not knowing a lot about DSL, I'm curious about how it works.
Currently, I have 2 phone lines in the house, one of which is used
exclusively for
Your EarthLink DSL service includes:
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* Dynamic IP addressing for added security
Hmmm, I've never considered DHCP an 'added security' when connecting
to an ISP. I suppose it is, but I think for most of us on this list
anyway, it's more of a hinderance :)
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Your EarthLink DSL service includes:
[...other stuff deleted...]
* Dynamic IP addressing for added security
Hmmm, I've never considered DHCP an 'added security' when connecting
to an ISP. I suppose it is, but I think for most of us
Given a normal Linux box of some recent vintage
(like, say, 2.4.18) can anybody help me get a sense
of how many UDP datagrams of some nominal size (like,
say, 1k or 4k) can be received before the kernel
(as it is entitled to do with UDP) starts dropping
them on the floor? In other words,
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, at 1:34pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Additionally I have a no-longer-active leased line frame relay circuit in
the house from a previous-but-now-defunct employer.
Circuits which have been canceled, for all intents and purposes, no longer
exist. Even if the pair of wires
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Verizon DSL, AFAIK, is always piggy-backed on a POTS line.
That is what we use here.
However,
Verizon is always full of surprises, so I wouldn't bet on that. :-)
I must say that Verizon was a pain (no small royal pain to be precise)
in terms of getting a botched
It depends on the DSL service. Some providers/services require a
dedicated circuit for their service. Other services piggy-back the DSL
signal on top of an existing POTS (voice) line. You will need to install
a filter (provided) on your POTS equipment for the later case.
POTS may well be
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, at 11:20am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had DSL when I lived in Santa Barbara a few years ago. Though Verizon
was not my ISP, they owned the residential lines in my area. This meant
that they provided the physical connection and my ISP provided the
Internet service ...
I have a NeXT color slab with monitor/keyboard/mouse that's gotta go, I
need the room more then the 'puter. It has NeXT Step 3.2 on it, I
haven't booted it in ages and I think the install is a bit hosed.
Free to whoever wants it..
I live in Manchester, NH.. Work in Salisbury, MA.. You can pick
Two have claimed. One (from the other list I sent it to) replied first,
but he asked a question and I'm waiting to hear back from him.. If he
doesn't want it after hearing my answer it's Erik's..
Hey Erik, I deleted your email by mistake, email me again in case Kris
doesn't want it and I'll set
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