On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Daniel Harper wrote: > I am setting up a Linux firewall for our small network (10 Hosts). We > currently have a Telstra ADSL connection, (1.5Mbps 500MB allow usage @ $130 > pm). However I want a static IP address and they seem pretty anal about > handing them out.
Business class accounts typically come with static addressing. I certainly wouldn't go within a mile of one that didn't. > I was wondering how reliable AAPT's & Optus's ADSL networks are? I'd say 'welcome to yo-yo city' about them in general. I've heard abysmal things about Telstra's service; a mod called Flow who say they have their own network is at least as bad; I haven't heard anything too bad about AAPT and Optus but they're probably not perfect either. > Also what ISP's are Linux friendly and knowledgeable? I would like to be > able to set up Squid to use the ISP's cache farm (Apparently Telstras is > only available to 'Direct' customers). Well that's pretty useless. Yay to Telstra, another clever move. I wouldn't worry about the Linux friendlyness of any potential ISP - tell them to give you an Ethernet port and you'll do the rest. Cache farms might be an issue, but I can't see any decent ISP denying you access - after all, the more cache use they get, the less bandwidth is being sucked up, so they can have a higher contention ratio without people getting the $h1ts. There are plenty of ADSL providers around, so shop around for a half-way decent deal. whirlpool give a nice comparison. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <disclaimer.h> Matthew Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
