Linux on Qwest DSL with own ISP

[Art Wagner]

Inficad was aquired by Getnet.net who has been my ISP since May, 2001,
when I transfered from Qwest.net. I have been more than satisfied with
Getnet's service and support.
Art Wagner

Tom Snell wrote:

 >Yes, I've had Qwest DSL for a couple years with my old ISP, Inficad (whom
 >I'd used since they started with dial-up).  IP address is static, and they
 >still use bridging mode (they'd intimated a year or so ago that they were
 >going to go PPP/DHCP, but it's never happened).  Have the Cisco 675, still
 >on CAP.  No PPOE necessary....I just bridge it through to a Linksys
 >single-port broadband router, where the NAT is configured, to a 5-port
 >switch (this was the quick, dirty, cheap way to go....didn't have the
 >parts/cash to set up a Linux router box).  The network config on the Linux
 >workstation is pretty much vanilla LAN.
 >
 >Inficad's level one techs aren't always astute as to the config of 
their own
 >Redback router, but the one or two guys there that you would consider
 >'sysadmins' will listen if you back up your assumptions with some 
facts.  In
 >fact, in the nearly six years I've been with Inficad, I've probably had to
 >call them three times....not a bad record for any ISP.  I honestly can't
 >remember, up until this past week, the last time they've ever gone down
 >(they run FreeBSD webservers, IIRC).  From their website, though, it 
appears
 >they've just been sold, and I had some downtime (short-term) twice this
 >week.  I just hope they don't go the way of the old Primenet, which was a
 >cool little ISP back in '94-'95, but went downhill after GlobalCenter 
bought
 >them out.....
 >
 >Tom
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 >From: 	plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
 >[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]  On Behalf Of Guy
 >Chouinard Jr
 >Sent:	Wednesday, December 12, 2001 5:10 PM
 >To:	plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
 >Subject:	Linux on Qwest DSL with own ISP
 >
 >
 >Hi
 >
 >I am wondering if there are any people in the group using
 >Qwest DSL with their own ISP. I called Qwest tech support
 >and they were a bit helpful but for the most part clueless.
 >
 >If you are running Linux on Qwest DSL with your own ISP as
 >opposed to Qwest.net I need to know:
 >
 >Do you have a static or dynamic IP ?
 >
 >If you have dynamic are you using Roaring Penquin as a pppoe client ?
 >If static do you just config eth0 with your static ?
 >
 >Is Qwest using CAP or DMT encoding ? I know CAP is being phased out in
 >most places.Are you using a CISCO 675 or 678 ?
 >
 >I live in an apt complex and have a security system that utilizes the
 >phone
 >if someone were to break in so I may have to filter the signal or get a
 >"home
 >run" installed from the dmark to my apt, but that's a sync issue.
 >
 >Thanks,
 >
 >Guy
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