[ale] OT: BellSouth FastAccess DSL

[Larry Grenevitch]

For what it is worth.  In my neighborhood Bellsouth 2 or 3 years ago converted 
us to fiber so the only provider was Bellsouth.  I had them for dial up years 
earlier and dumped them because they were just too slow with my modem 
connection.

Recently my job moved me home so I got DSL installed.  I use SuSE Linux and 
would have had everything working the first time had I removed all network 
cards except the one I was connecting to DSL.  The SuSE support for PPOE 
worked flawlessly all I needed from the tech was the IP addresses of the 
Bellsouth DNS servers.  I actually have 3 computers on my DSL connection.  My 
computer [I know this is a security risk], my kids computer [which can only 
go to sites I allow] and my work computer.  So in my computer/router I have 3 
network cards.

The Bellsouth tech told me that I needed to make sure I was using maskerading 
on my Home PPOE connection otherwise they would kick me off [Bellsouth].  
They are aware that people using Linux are out there and on their service.  
My impression was they are not sure what to support nor how.

Honestly, I think they would be open to giving the Linux community the ability 
to post HOW-TOs for various Linux distributions to connect to their network.

P.S. Since I am on a fiber connection the hightest I have seen in data 
transfer is 500kbs and I only had some trouble last week when they were 
upgrading the DSL network.

In short, I am happy :)

On Friday 08 November 2002 11:31 am, Fulton Green wrote:
> Figured it's been a few months since someone asked this, so here goes ...
>
> I'm now thinking of getting BellSouth's FastAccess DSL service. Yes, I know
> that there are Linux-friendlier DSL services out there, and yes, I know
> that the soon-to-be-renamed AT&T Comcast serves up cable modem service in
> my 'hood.  I have my reasons for going w/BellSouth in this case. And it
> also now appears that they are shipping Ethernet-connected modems by
> default, as opposed to their earlier policy of shipping USB-connected
> modems, which was my primary objection to BellSouth the last time I was in
> the market for broadband 'net service.
>
> So for those of you out there using BellSouth for DSL stuff:
>
> - Will a Linksys cable/DSL router (recent security problems
> notwithstanding) or some other similar routing device be sufficient for my
> LAN, or will I really need to spend the extra $10/mo. (+ equipment) for the
> multiple computer service option that BellSouth offers?
> - I know that more recent DSL routers include PPPoE support.
> - Anything else I need to know?
>
> Many TIA.
>
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