Yes, I had USWest DSL RADSL with a dynamic IP. I now have fastq as my ISP with
a static IP and bridging mode.
I don't know whether they changed the DSL service, or not. I think USWest
Megabit is still providing me with the exact same line. It just terminates at a
different ISP (sorry, I'm not on the technical terms).
Mark

"Shawn T. Rutledge" wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 09:04:56PM -0700, Mark Myers wrote:
> > USWest Internet puts the router into PPP/firewall mode, which for
> > security is good, but if you want a specific port open to a specific
> > machine, you have to self-map it. AND, there is no guarantee that you'll
> > have the same IP address the next day.
> > Even though I was paying them $29.95 a month for 24/7 DSL service, about
> > 3 times a week I'd find my Cisco 675 not "trained" (unconnected to the
> > Internet). I'd have to go into it and tell it to "train" the connection
> > before I could reestablish DSL. I have never had to do this with Fastq.
> > USWest uses PPP mode, Fastq uses bridging mode.
>
> And you have ADSL right?  I've got a coworker who has the USWest SDSL
> and also has a dynamic IP address.  Is it possible to switch to a different
> ISP?  I thought not... SDSL is point-to-point, whereas ADSL is more like
> frame relay or something.
>
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