[ale] Uverse in general and with linux server?

[Scott McBrien]

Nope, tvs connected via coax, only computers attached behind the other  
router.  It's not a problem that needs fixing though, I worked around  
it, which involved much pain and heartache because AT&T's monkeys  
weren't much assistance.

-Scott

On Aug 25, 2009, at 1:08 PM, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com>  
wrote:

> Scott McBrien wrote:
>> Running in "router behind router" mode, small things like the
>> television services stop.  I've not updated the firmware, so maybe
>> that would fix stuff.
>
> Ah, you've got TVs connected via ethernet and the ethernet cable
> connects to a router that is connected to the AT&T router?
>
>>
>> -Scott
>>
>> On Aug 25, 2009, at 9:42 AM, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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