Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-03-03 Thread Crossfire
Richard Piper was once rumoured to have said: > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Crossfire wrote: > > > Richard Piper was once rumoured to have said: > > > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, David Kempe wrote: > > > > > > > > I understand this does not happen with the cable service > > > > > > What is this lease crap? AD

Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-03-03 Thread Richard Piper
On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Crossfire wrote: > Richard Piper was once rumoured to have said: > > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, David Kempe wrote: > > > > > > I understand this does not happen with the cable service > > > > What is this lease crap? ADSL is not DHCP allocated, Its based around When you grow up,

Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-03-02 Thread Crossfire
Richard Piper was once rumoured to have said: > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, David Kempe wrote: > > > > I understand this does not happen with the cable service > > > > Yeah cable is not reliant on PPP for auth, so it can easily give you back the > > same IP. Also it cable just doesn't disconnect no whe

Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-03-02 Thread David Kempe
> Is there no way that the ADSL modem can be identified such that a lease of > at least some duration can be assigned. I understand that with the bigpond > direct service they will allow static IPs (?dhcp with permanent lease) Pacific does allow static IPs as we have said. However everyone on Aus

Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-03-02 Thread Richard Piper
On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, David Kempe wrote: > > I understand this does not happen with the cable service > > Yeah cable is not reliant on PPP for auth, so it can easily give you back the > same IP. Also it cable just doesn't disconnect no where near as much as ADSL. > My Telstra ADSL is waaay less s

Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-03-02 Thread Stephen Robert Norris
On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 06:29:45PM +1100, Richard Piper wrote: > On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Ian Ward wrote: > > > OK, I'm sick of waiting for Telstra Direct. > > > > Anyone using any of the other carriers for ADSL? > > > > I need fixed IP, I have a class-c that needs routing. > > > > The problem is

Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-03-01 Thread David Kempe
> I understand this does not happen with the cable service Yeah cable is not reliant on PPP for auth, so it can easily give you back the same IP. Also it cable just doesn't disconnect no where near as much as ADSL. My Telstra ADSL is waaay less stable than a Dingoblue dialup. I dunno what i pref

Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-03-01 Thread Richard Piper
On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Ian Ward wrote: > OK, I'm sick of waiting for Telstra Direct. > > Anyone using any of the other carriers for ADSL? > > I need fixed IP, I have a class-c that needs routing. > The problem is also that the lease time seams to be 0. So you get a new IP everytime it crashed, a

Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-03-01 Thread Rev Simon Rumble
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 01:43:34PM +1100, Ian Ward uttered: > (why the @#$% do we have to drag our carriers kicking and screaming into the > 21st century? INTERNET connectivity in Australia is a joke) > /rant... sorry. just had to get that off my chest Think yourself lucky you're not here in th

Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-02-28 Thread John Ferlito
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 02:16:55PM +1100, David Kempe wrote: > > They'll route the /24 to you. You will also need to tell them to turn > > the tran proxy off for your /24. > > > They will give you a fixed IP but they won't route the /24 for you. > We have tried that for a client of ours and paci

RE: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-02-28 Thread David Kempe
> They'll route the /24 to you. You will also need to tell them to turn > the tran proxy off for your /24. They will give you a fixed IP but they won't route the /24 for you. We have tried that for a client of ours and pacific refused to do it after much deliberating. Perhaps it will happen in t

RE: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-02-28 Thread Marty Richards
I was thinking about corporate.pacific.net.au, but haven't committed yet. Anyone using Pacific? Fixed IP is not a problem there they tell me. Cheers, Marty On Thursday, March 01, 2001 1:44 PM, Ian Ward [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > OK, I'm sick of waiting for Telstra Direct. > > Anyone usin

Re: [SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-02-28 Thread John Ferlito
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 01:43:34PM +1100, Ian Ward wrote: > OK, I'm sick of waiting for Telstra Direct. > > Anyone using any of the other carriers for ADSL? > > I need fixed IP, I have a class-c that needs routing. > > NO tranparent proxies (like on telstra) > Pacific Internet. They

[SLUG] [OT] Fixed IP ADSL

2001-02-28 Thread Ian Ward
OK, I'm sick of waiting for Telstra Direct. Anyone using any of the other carriers for ADSL? I need fixed IP, I have a class-c that needs routing. NO tranparent proxies (like on telstra) Ian. (why the @#$% do we have to drag our carriers kicking and screaming into the 21st century? INTERNET c