[ale] From DSL to Fiber

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Thu Aug 24 11:32:27 EDT 2006


Ryan Fish wrote:
>>From what I've been told a couple times the speed of an IFITL connection is
> directly related to what's feeding it.  In most cases there's just a T1
> being used as the feeder line which, of course, keeps BS from being able to
> offer the higher speeds available to users in places wired using copper
> only.
> 
>  
> 
> There is still PPPoE involved; the router holds the login info though so you
> won't have to do anything on the boxes connected to it.

I'm not sure what you mean by that.  When I set up my mother-in-laws 
fiber connection, the first question they asked was if I had a pppoe 
client.  Her router is most definitely doing the pppoe negotiation as I 
recall having to set it up.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin



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