Re: SCO Binaries (Was: DSL Gotcha...)

2003-07-27 Thread Kurt Wall
Quoth Ben Duncan: > Normally, I would agree here, but I cannot see this client spending > 25K USD just because thats what the local VAR for this particular > software wants - and thats just the "COBOL" runtime and moving > the applications over. Yow. Not a bad deal. Doesn't the Kompany have a COB

Re: SCO Binaries (Was: DSL Gotcha...)

2003-07-27 Thread Ben Duncan
Normally, I would agree here, but I cannot see this client spending 25K USD just because thats what the local VAR for this particular software wants - and thats just the "COBOL" runtime and moving the applications over. Anyway, I say "Bring 'em on!!!". The solution here is, no less, a COL 1.3 Open

Re: SCO Binaries (Was: DSL Gotcha...)

2003-07-27 Thread Kurt Wall
Quoth Ben Duncan: > Ok, having worked for a Telco for 3 years (Their Motto : > All the Finest School our Techs can attend), I feel I can throw > a little light on this as well. [useful info snipped] > Ok now on to the new thread: > > Need help on running SCO Binaries on LINUX on the latest kerne

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-21 Thread Alma J Wetzker
Subject: Re: DSL Gotcha Keith Morse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:17:18 -0700 (PDT) On Sun, 20 Jul 2003, Kurt Wall wrote: Quoth Raymond Russell: On 7/20/03 0:03, "Kurt Wall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't have DSL any more but when I did my installer us

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-21 Thread Keith Morse
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003, Kurt Wall wrote: > Quoth Raymond Russell: > > On 7/20/03 0:03, "Kurt Wall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't have DSL any more but when I did my installer used CAT-5 cable and > > put RJ11 connectors on it, this helped a lot. I was far out from the CO so > > I neede

Re: DSL Gotcha .... SCO Binaries

2003-07-21 Thread Ben Duncan
Ok, having worked for a Telco for 3 years (Their Motto : All the Finest School our Techs can attend), I feel I can throw a little light on this as well. Currently, yes there is a Limit, on the run from the CO (Dslam) equipment, and as D.B pointed out, there are a LOT of other things that go into th

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Matthew Carpenter
David, you never cease to amaze me with your varied knowledge, since you seem to have breadth and depth. begin On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 17:57:06 -0500 "David A. Bandel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 17:53:06 -0700 > "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 07/19/03 17:43

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Raymond Russell
On 7/20/03 23:11, "Shawn Tayler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I absolutely agree. I wouldn't expect them to. But to use a false premise > to justify a lie about their ability to give service to a customer is > criminal in my book > > Shawn DSL wont go over fiber it has to copper from en

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Raymond Russell
On 7/20/03 17:29, "Kurt Wall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoth Raymond Russell: >> On 7/20/03 0:03, "Kurt Wall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I don't have DSL any more but when I did my installer used CAT-5 cable and >> put RJ11 connectors on it, this helped a lot. I was far out from the CO

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Shawn Tayler
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 21:20:59 -0500 "David A. Bandel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> professed: > The distance is "measured" electronically over the circuit. While I > agree then fiber part is bunk, they do have to have transitional > equipment to change DSL from copper to fiber and back. DSL wasn't > desig

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread David A. Bandel
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 18:54:13 -0700 Shawn Tayler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > > When I was looking into wideband service at my present home QTH, I > check into DSL first. I was told that since I was 17,957ft ( I looked > up the old reply) from the central office, I was not eligable for DS

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Shawn Tayler
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:34:04 -0400 Kurt Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> professed: > Quoth Shawn Tayler: > > > > Hi David, > > > > I should've been more exact, the farcical portion I was refering > > to was the "tariff" imposed wire limit that does not limit itself to > > the length of the copper por

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Kurt Wall
Quoth Shawn Tayler: > On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 18:05:07 -0500 "David A. Bandel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> professed: > > > No, the distance thing isn't a farce. Trust me. Kinda like the 90 > > meters (300 feet) on ethernet. I've installed DSLAMs and DSLs. PITA, > > but not farce. Besides, you don't want

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Shawn Tayler
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 18:05:07 -0500 "David A. Bandel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> professed: > No, the distance thing isn't a farce. Trust me. Kinda like the 90 > meters (300 feet) on ethernet. I've installed DSLAMs and DSLs. PITA, > but not farce. Besides, you don't want to run servers on _Asymmetric

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread David A. Bandel
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:05:03 -0700 Shawn Tayler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > One other point to the DSL Gotcha. This wire length from the CO is > mythical. Used to really rip off us poor saps in the country. It > includes any fiber thats inline. ATM on fiber really

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread David A. Bandel
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:32:46 -0400 Bruce Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[snip] > > I might add that I'm currently using (at least) a 25 foot phone cord > for DSL at my wife's house. (now sold) Goes from one bedroom, through > a closet, into another bedroom and around the wall... etc. >

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread David A. Bandel
On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 17:53:06 -0700 "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 07/19/03 17:43, Kurt Wall wrote: > > > Hey, list, > > > > I learned something interesting about DSL today. I was having lots > > or intermittency problems with my DSL connection. A call to tech > > support later, and

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Shawn Tayler
One other point to the DSL Gotcha. This wire length from the CO is mythical. Used to really rip off us poor saps in the country. It includes any fiber thats inline. ATM on fiber really doesn't matter the distance. Its the transition to copper thats the killer on DSL. I'm 17,8

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Kurt Wall
Quoth Bruce Marshall: > > I might add that I'm currently using (at least) a 25 foot phone cord for > DSL at my wife's house. (now sold) Goes from one bedroom, through a > closet, into another bedroom and around the wall... etc. > > Has worked just fine from day 1 of DSL install. I would g

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Kurt Wall
Quoth Raymond Russell: > On 7/20/03 0:03, "Kurt Wall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't have DSL any more but when I did my installer used CAT-5 cable and > put RJ11 connectors on it, this helped a lot. I was far out from the CO so > I needed every little bit of help. I'm 12,269 feet from t

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread ronnie gauthier
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:32:46 -0400 - Bruce Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote the following Re: Re: DSL Gotcha Going back to my old support days. Wiring used for telephones, when used for telephones works fine. When the same wires are used for other purposes, including data transmission, s

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Bruce Marshall
On Sunday 20 July 2003 0:03 am, Kurt Wall wrote: > Quoth Michael Hipp: > > Kurt Wall wrote: > > >Hey, list, > > > > > >I learned something interesting about DSL today. I was having lots > > >or intermittency problems with my DSL connection. A call to tech > > >support later, and it was fixed. Immed

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-20 Thread Raymond Russell
On 7/20/03 0:03, "Kurt Wall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoth Michael Hipp: >> Hey, list, >>> >>> I learned something interesting about DSL today. I was having lots >>> or intermittency problems with my DSL connection. A call to tech Kurt Wall wrote: >> >> support later, and it was fixed.

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-19 Thread Kurt Wall
Quoth Michael Hipp: > Kurt Wall wrote: > > >Hey, list, > > > >I learned something interesting about DSL today. I was having lots > >or intermittency problems with my DSL connection. A call to tech > >support later, and it was fixed. Immediately. The solution: make > >the RJ11 cable from the wall j

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-19 Thread Kurt Wall
Quoth Net Llama!: > On 07/19/03 17:43, Kurt Wall wrote: > > >Hey, list, > > > >I learned something interesting about DSL today. I was having lots > >or intermittency problems with my DSL connection. A call to tech > >support later, and it was fixed. Immediately. The solution: make > >the RJ11 cabl

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-19 Thread Michael Hipp
Kurt Wall wrote: Hey, list, I learned something interesting about DSL today. I was having lots or intermittency problems with my DSL connection. A call to tech support later, and it was fixed. Immediately. The solution: make the RJ11 cable from the wall jack to the modem as short as possible. The

Re: DSL Gotcha

2003-07-19 Thread Net Llama!
On 07/19/03 17:43, Kurt Wall wrote: Hey, list, I learned something interesting about DSL today. I was having lots or intermittency problems with my DSL connection. A call to tech support later, and it was fixed. Immediately. The solution: make the RJ11 cable from the wall jack to the modem as sho

DSL Gotcha

2003-07-19 Thread Kurt Wall
Hey, list, I learned something interesting about DSL today. I was having lots or intermittency problems with my DSL connection. A call to tech support later, and it was fixed. Immediately. The solution: make the RJ11 cable from the wall jack to the modem as short as possible. The Ethernet cable ca