[ale] Linux and ASDL

[joe at linuxgeneralstore.com]

Jeremy T. Bouse wrote:
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> On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Tony Scalzitti wrote:
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> > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:10:44 +0000
> > From: Tony Scalzitti <tscal at vnet.net>
> > To: t2palmer at avana.net
> > Cc: ale at cc.gatech.edu
> > Subject: Re: [ale] Linux and ASDL
> >
> > Todd R. Palmer wrote:
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> > > Well, it's about time.  BellSouth will be offering ASDL starting in Atlanta in August
> > > check out:
> > > http://www.bellsouth.net/external/adsl/
> > > for details.  Details are a little sketchy, but prices are about $59.95 a month.
> > > They are requiring Windows 95 or NT, an ethernet card is installed.  Does anyone
> > > know any information on Linux and ASDL?
> > >
>         The price itself doesn't seem all that bad since I already pay
> them almost $35 for each telephone line... But I doubt I'd go with
> BellSouth personally... the company I'm workin for is lookin at gettin
> some *DSL equipment soon so hopefully I'll be able to mess with it and see
> how it works with my Linux machine here at home... We're kinda waitin to
> see which DSL standard is goin to be adopt'd as the standard for DSL...
> Don't want another K56flex, x2, v.90 situation... more trouble than it's
> worth...
> 
> > Most likely because its "always on" and unlike PPP there is no standard
> > way of dishing out addresses.  They probally use DHCP for this (like the
> > cable modem companies do), and because they are a Sun Solaris shop they
> > don't associate DHCP with unix (solaris does not support DHCP
> > "out-of-the-box", not uncommon in commericial Unix).  In my experience
> > with cable modems they don't really use DHCP as you would expect, all
>         Dependin on how this is done you can actually *GIVE* yourself a
> static IP... most cable companies I've seen using DHCP will also give you
> a specific IP if it is not in use... so we ARP'd for a whole subnet... had
> no problem till they start'd wonderin why they ran out of IPs and started
> comparin MAC addresses..
> 
> > address are hard coded or resevrved much like bootp with its ethers and
> > host tables.  However in this configuration it does allow them to change
> > a address (although manually) and not require a reboot of the host, as
> > you would with bootp
> >
> > I may be wrong, this is just how some cable modem companies do it...
> >
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>     Jeremy T. Bouse - SouthNet TeleComm Services, Inc - www.STSI.net
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Hey Guys

We have been talking to Bellsouth about support for Linux.
ADSL will be installed with the media converter box that
gives you a static IP address and a standard 10baseT port, along
with a phone number and POTS line.  This service is packaged
with a dedicated Internet connection through a participating
ISP.

Details are very tight-lipped which seems to be more political
than technical.  Linux General Store is in process of negotiating
as a data sales agent and becoming a support center for linux ADSL
connections.

I have met Lee Friedman, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, at
SuperComm and he is a linux advocate.  He can be reached at
404-332-2233.  

You can direct technical questions to Felton Jenkins, Data
Communications
Specialist, at 404-982-1195. 

Your political views can be expressed to Kenny Poland, Data Sales
Agent, at 404-638-1031.

Please make the calls and let our voices be heard!

For the latest developments, please call me at 404-892-7088.


Joe at linuxgeneralstore.com