On 12/17/01 11:02 PM, "Brian Durant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Apparently my problem getting the connected router to work is an ISP issue. > They apparently can't believe that you could have a LAN at home that you > want to connect to the Internet. You can apparently only do that if you are > a corporate customer. *&^%$#@!!!+ I know, it's ridiculous, isn't it? I mean, the telephone company doesn't want to charge you per telephone... they know that if you have service, you're going to split the line to several phones! Same with cable TV! Some broadband ISPs nominally have this policy of you having to be a corporate customer to have a LAN but they don't really care; and the best ones have static IPs in this situation. My rant-o-the-day... -- *** Amber Rhea *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tangerinecs.com /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect open standards! -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
