Many computers have problems when the operating system has to maintain the PPOE connection.
I bought a $60 Linksys DSL router/switch. Now the router maintains the connection and shares the connection with several computers. Sweet. Dennis McGrath --- Lynn Shelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For what it's worth, I have been using an XP Home machine for two > weeks, and > I just had to use System Restore on it to get back a BUNCH of stuff I > had > lost from the desktop. I also have constant problems keeping a > broadband > Internet connection up and running. I'm going to XP Pro as soon as I > can > get around to it. > > Lynn Shelton > El Paso, Texas > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Lawrence > Lustig > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:48 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off Top - XP BITES - resolved > > > > Home is the one I have heard nothing but complaints about. Pro is > > actually the first MS operating system I have liked. Except for > that > > fact that a 2 Gig boot drive is not big enough. > > For what it's worth, I've been running an XP Home machine for 4 or 5 > months, > and I think it's great. > -- > Larry >

