[ale] Uverse in general and with linux server?

[Geoffrey]

Scott McBrien wrote:
> I've only seen them block port 25.  You can only run 4 tvs  
> simultaneously and only 2 of them can be HD.  The argument is that how  
> often do you have more than 2 or 4 tvs on simultaneously?
> 
> The other Internet issue I had with them is that their equipment is  
> very unhappy with multiple routers on the network, caused me some  
> initial grief when we swithched.

Hmm, can you clarify?  I've got multiple routers, no issues here.

> 
> -Scott
> 
> On Aug 25, 2009, at 12:07 AM, Neal Rhodes <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:
> 
>> AT&T is making a push through our neighborhood to lit up that fiber  
>> that SBC ran through years ago.  (and tore up my junipers, dangit)
>>
>> So, for $10/mo more than 6mbit DSL they are offering 16mbit Uverse  
>> via FTTN. (Fiber to the Driveway and copper to the house.)   And  
>> free installation.
>>
>> There were some horror stories posted months ago, which seemed to  
>> focus on not doing the math regarding bandwidth, eg 2 HDTV's worth  
>> of data will eat the connection.   Not so clear that just a plain  
>> internet connection would be ok or like a root canal but without  
>> anesthesia.
>>
>> So, has anyone gone through it and survived recently?
>>
>> And, I'm getting the impression that AT&T in general does some port  
>> blocking which would affect someone running postfix/sendmail for  
>> their mail.   Are there other blocked ports?
>>
>>
>> Neal Rhodes
>>
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