Umm...I must be missing something here: you still need the hard connection to the outside world so how can you ssh into someone else's network without a working network connection of your own? Along the same lines, the guy who recommended the DSL resellers: it's still Qwest's copper that's getting resold, so while you don't have to deal with Qwest as far as billing issues, Qwest will still need to be dealt with if any connectivity issues between you and the DSLAM (and maybe further) happen. I've had every type of connection except fiber and can tell you by experience that if you REALLY need that uptime, DSL won't give it to you any more than cable will. On the other hand, wireless, such as WiMax and Canopy, will since you bypass wires entirely and everything is in control of the ISP you're dealing with up to the demarc between them and the outside world (i.e., their own upstream). I'm not about to say that wireless isn't without problems, but it very rarely goes totally down in my experience. I know if I could get it here, I would. Mike On Sat, 31 May 2008 16:40:09 -0700, "Michael March" said: > Here's a suggestion for everyone (like me) who are having problems with > Cox: > If you have a friend with a different ISP.. ask if you can ssh into their > network and proxy your web traffic through their network. (I'm using the > '-D' option with OperSSH.) I'm doing that now and although its slower > than > my 'normal' traffic.. it's better than how Cox is operating now. > > > On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 4:36 PM, Alan Dayley > wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > http://support.cox.com/sdcxuser/asp/cox_networkstatus.asp > > > > Yes, I am having issues. Not much with web browsing but outgoing email > > can't reach the server. I don't even know if this email will make it. :^) > > > > Alan > > > > tjones136@cox.net wrote: > > | I just signed up for Cox a few weeks ago, and I've seen the same thing > > since starting. It's been a disappointing experience at best. > > | > > | I'm even getting delays when trying to send mail. > > | > > | ---- Michael March wrote: > > |> I'm having issues with flaky connectivity using Cox as my ISP.. Is > > anyone > > |> else having issue too? > > |> > > |> An example of what I am experiencing would be I connect to a web site > > and > > |> some parts of it will load.. but for the rest (like some images) the web > > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss