D-link DI704 & Comcast Cable or SBC DSL?

[crash3m at yahoo.com]

I'm on comcast at home, soon to be comcast.net  right now they use dhcp with 
hostname authentication, to connect I'd have to do 'dhcpcd -h cj484514-a 
eth0'  as for your router I don't know if it supports hostname authentication 
via dhcp, I'll leave it up to you to figure that one out.  With a windows 
machine I guess it's service does start when the computer does, but with 
linux you start it when you want (during boot if you so choose)

my 1/2 cent on the subject hopefully with the combined knowledge of everyone 
you'll get 2 cents worth

Matt

On Monday 14 January 2002 11:32 am, you wrote:
> I have what is probably a couple of dumb questions, but I'll ask
> anyway.  I am getting ready to swith 'net providers, and my options are
> SBC DSL or Comcast cable modem in Blue Springs, MO.  My biggest question
> is with the interface.  I have a D-link DI704 front-ending my internal
> network.  Will it work as a NAT 'router' for both SBC and Comcast or do
> one (or both) of them do something 'special' that would require more?
>
> I've heard that with Comcast it's set up in such a way that it starts
> when the PC starts (presuming a PC is the device connected) but don't
> have any 'friends' with Comcast that are willing to let me tinker with
> their set-up to try to figure out what it actually takes. I don't have
> any friends with SBC DSL....
>
> Are they straight DHCP or PPoE?  My D-link says it can do either (I
> currently have Static).
>
> My biggest problem is not only am I cheap (don't have money to spend
> 'experimenting'), but I work from home, so my link is vital - don't have
> time to be down too long trying this-n-that!
>
> I'm leaning towards Comcast, but would probably be fine with SBC as
> well.  Of course, if anyone has any 'real-life' comments about service
> in the Jackson County, MO area, I'd welcome that input as well.
>
> Thanks -
> Chris.
>
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