ISP recommendations

[encieno at mirage.org]

> >Another problem with DSL is that it is rather difficult to share it 
over a
> >router. YMMV, but a friend of mine chose to break his contract with SBC
> >DSL rather than put up with only one computer at a time connected to
> >broadband Internet.
>  
> Your friend either needs a better router or needs to RTFM for the one he has. Any home networking 
router should be configureable for PPPoE...and therefore will keep the connection up 24/7 and 
available to any node on the network.  My Barricade has worked flawlessly with SBC. It worked 
flawlessly with cable before that, it was just the (Comcast) cable that sucked.

Exactly. Saying that you can't run multiple computers on a dsl/most any 
connection, is fairly 
insane. What exactly was going on, that made him decide he couldn't NAT 
local stuff over his DSL? I had comcast prior to SBC, in Indep. it plain 
sucks. It would go down often, and just generally piss me off.(than again, 
I used to work for both TW and Comcast, and they wouldnt come out and fix 
the *real* problem, replacing my modem every 3 weeks was stupid).
 I've had SBC now for 6 months or so, the speed package I got is awesome, 
it RARELY goes down, and runs fine with IPCop and all 13 machines on my little 
network. I would recommend "networking for dummies" or something to your 
friend. =]

-dave