Ian Ward writes:
> > Hi, all. Here are some brief notes to add to the archives which
> > describe what I did to get Telstra ADSL working with Linux 2.4.0:
>
> > - if you want to use a WWW proxy, specify melbourne.cache.telstra.net
> > on port 80 (not 8080!). You can use sydney.cache.telstra.net
> > instead, but it will be slower, since everything is being routed to
> > Melbourne (Sydneysiders: revolt!:-).
> >
>
> I wouldn't bother with the proxy stuff. The one thing that is bad about the
> current ADSL offering,
>
> You know how there is a pregnant pause before the web pages come
> through... seems about the same awfull delay you get when you
> configure for the telstra proxy farm .. right?
I have to admit, I haven't really noticed. But then again, that's
because I'm using a proxy at home (which also doubles as a banner ad
blocker (bliss)). And the home proxy machine is RAM-depleted (only 16
MiB), and thus I get a pregnant pause anyway. I'd love to upgrade the
RAM, but 72 pin SIMMs are expensive these days because they're not
commodity :-(
If anyone knows a cheap source, please let me know.
> Hmm, feels like a proxy
>
> Do a telnet from the adsl system to port 80 on an outside system,
> then do a "netstat -a", guess what, no connection.
Took me a moment to realise that you meant do a netstat on the WWW
server. Indeed, no connection seen there, even though on my machine it
claims to have a connection.
> Hmm, smells like a proxy.
Yep. Bastards.
> I cannot recall seing anything in the terms and conditions that said
> that Telstra was going to redirect my packets through a transparent
> proxy.
Hm. I'm happy to voluntarily use a proxy, since it's part of being a
good 'net neighbour and all that. And hopefully it will give me a
performance benefit. But I don't think people should be forced to use
it. Apart from being arrogant, it doesn't provide a way of getting out
when the proxy is fucked.
Someone tell me if they manage to change this :-)
Regards,
Richard....
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