What Im (trying) to say is that EFN DSL doesnt use the same equiptment that QWest (or other telco's) use, cisco67x routers/modems will not work with DSL, EFN provides you with a Paradigm router/modem, which is kinda cool in that its totally pnp, as in user cannot screw with it! its programming does not come from the user end, it comes from the DSLAM end, and IS as easy to install as plugging in the connectors, and rock'n the net :) I belive patrick was saying that Static IP's are not currently being offered, however they will be in the future. If you want a hostname, there may be other solutions, such as dyndns, or other such free dns services that will route your domain name to your ip address, and allow you to change it (dynamic) when your ip changes (dhcp....) Often the lease time on dchp will be weeks (i dont know about EFN...) and you can automate the process of updating your ip with the dns provider... Ive done it with dialup, when my ip changed many times in one day.... Ive also doe it with qwest dsl dhcp, and had the same ip for weeks! Jamie >On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 03:53:16AM -0700, Patrick R. Wade wrote: >> >> DHCP ; static will be available "later" and won't use the same kind of endpoint >> (this according to our telco provider) >> >Are you saying the hardware will be changing? > >> >DNS services included? (or how much extra?) >> >> EXPN? Do you mean routable addresses at your end that map to >> yourhost.yourdomain.tla? >> >I guess I should have been more specific :) For example I have a static >IP with clipper.net that translates to MEUS0002.clipper.net. I was just >wondering if there's not static IPs, if I would have a constant domain >name (one that's easy to remember). One IP and one name is plenty, I can >redirect by port once it gets here. > >> >what kind of upstream bandwidth, as in numbers instead of "optimal"? >> >> The DSL is rate-adaptive. If you mostly download, it will adapt to give >> the majority of your bandwidth to downloading; if you then start pushing more >> than you pull, it will adapt to uploading. I'll see if i can find specs for >> minimum fractions in either direction... >> >Cool, thanks. > >> >(since apparently services are allowed) >> >> For the consumer grade DSL incoming well-known services may be filtered; >> the later-on SDSL product will allow full range of incoming services. >> >Not really what I understood from the FAQ, but OK. Any estimate of how >much later? > >-- ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------- -
