Ditto here, I have SBC/Yahoo with a SMC Barricade router with built-in firewall. I share 5 computers (both wired and wireless) with no problem and along with Zone Alarm, completely invisible to the outside world. I had to download and install one upgrade for the router but it has worked flawlessly otherwise. I use a plain vanilla IE and I am experimenting with Motzilla's Firefox. Javier,
Javier Valencia, PE President Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. 14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14 Olathe, Kansas 66062-4578 Office (913)829-0888 Fax (913)649-2904 Cell (913)915-3137 ================================================ Attention: The information contained in this message and or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all system and destroy all copies. ====================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dennis McGrath Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 11:26 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off Topic- DSL unhappiness I have SBC Yahoo DSL. I pay 25 a month for it. Once I got a linksys router, and dumped all their software the thing has been a dream. The router takes care of maintaining the connection as well as sharing the connection with all my computers. Dennis McGrath --- Bernie Corrigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dennis - > > I went through the same crap with Qwest. They > called their software a "soft gateway" and their system > wouldn't run without it. It was a dial up DSL service > instead of the always on DSL. I dumped them and got > a full refund of everything I'd paid them. > > Qwest had this happen with so many customers that > they abandoned the "soft gate" in this area. Now DSL is > full time and can go from the modem into a router instead > of needing a computer. Qwest's software was a disaster > area. It took over computers completely and came up over > the complete desktop and could make the host computer > completely unusable. > > Cable usually offers way better and faster service > for about the same price. I have Comcast 3.6 megabit for > about $45 / month. Once it was installed there were no > further problems and it requires no special software as > it is plain ole ethernet. > > Bernie > > > At 06:14 PM 11/22/2004 -0500, you wrote: > >I have a new DSL service and have had a number of problems. > > > >I dislike programs which take over your PC as though they're the > only > >software you will ever want to use.... (V#R#Z#N would be the > encrypted name.) > > > >I tried to disable the Online support center which takes forever to > load. I > >went to MSConfig and clicked off this start up option, but it still > rears > >its ugly head. > > > >They only support Outlook and Netscape for email and I like Eudora. > So, I > >am only able to receive email on DSL and must use dail up for > outbound. > >I've tried all the different SMTP changes and still no luck. > > > >Any help appreciated. > > > >Dennis > >***** > >Dennis Fleming > >IISCO > >http://www.TheBestCMMS.com > >Phone: 570 775-7593 > >Mobile: 570 351-5290 > > > > > >
