Is DSL a possibility where you live? Usually you have more than 1 option for DSL.
Joel Hammer wrote: > Just to share a frustrating experience and maybe gather enthusiasm for a > class action lawsuit or something. > > I use the local cable monopoly for my ISP, comcast. > > I use linux, obviously. > > I used dhcpcd to get my dynamically assigned ip address. The last time (in > fact every time) I have gotten an address from comcast, the lease has been > infinite, at least I think that a lease time of: > > LEASETIME=4294967295 > RENEWALTIME=259200 > REBINDTIME=3758096383 > > is infinite in the unix world. > > As a result, dhcpcd, instead of starting and staying a daemon, watching for > the server to reassign the number, always exits after getting this lease > time, saying that the lease was infinite, and so why bother running. > > Last night I lost my cable connection. I could see local traffic but nothing > else. > > I finally called comcast 18 hours later, and was told, after many hours, > (really, about three hours) that they had disconnected me. They had > reassigned my ip number and since I had a static setup (third party > software according to one service person) I was not allowed on their > service and "one more incident like this and they would discontinue my > account permanently." I did point out that I wouldn't mind that at all. > > I tried to explain, but, of course, this was not possible. After begging, > they allowed me to obtain another dynamic ip number. That was nice of them, > since I am a paying customer. It was nice of them to just d/c my service > without notice. It was nice of them to cause this mess by assigning me an > infinite lease to begin with. > > Sigh. They, being a monopoly, like best to deal with another monopoly, > windows. > > But, after hours of work, all seems to be working again. Gaadd. What a > bother. > > I wonder how those lindows computers will fare with this sort of hostile > environment to linux? -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo: http://netllama.ipfox.com 8:25pm up 80 days, 3:12, 2 users, load average: 0.41, 0.54, 0.60 _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
