On Mon, 2008-03-10 at 20:07 -0600, Doran L. Barton wrote: > Not long ago, Nathan proclaimed... > > I think I have a 675 sitting around you can take off my hands if you > > want it. > > The 675 supports CAP line coding which Qwest no longer sells. All DSL > circuits sold for the last, uhm, 5+ years have been configured DMT > line coding. The Cisco 678 can be flashed with firmware that will work with > CAP or DMT. The Cisco 677 is DMT only.
And the same thing will happen when DSL providers switch to the next up and coming star, ADSL2+. The Intarweb suggests that Qwest hasn't begun rolling it out yet. Probably too cheap to spring for the new DSLAMs. Or maybe too busy warrantlessly wiretapping? Ah heck, it's probably both. > For this reason, a Cisco 675 in these parts is usually good for one thing: > Injuring or killing annoying, unwanted rodents from across the room. I believe that was the one design spec that the Actiontec developers actually completed. We know they never got down to the "reliability" section. Corey /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
