On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Daniel Harper wrote:
> I am new to Australia and this is my first post to SLUG.
Welcome to insanity. :-)
> 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.
>
> I was wondering how reliable AAPT's & Optus's ADSL networks are?
About the same as Telstra - in fact, almost exactly the same, because
except in a very small percentage of cases, they {AAPT and Optus} simply
sublet cable plant {DSLAM's, routers to the network demarkation point
etc} from Telstra.
Optus do frame realy over DSL tails, and I've setup a couple of sites
using that - once the original headaches are over and done with, it's
pretty reliable. Maybe you could look at that.
> 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).
Pacific Internet {formerly Zipworld} seems to be pretty clued up in Sydney
- the machine I'm posting this from is Debian, and they still have Linux
savvy techs on staff.
Their ADSL is a touch more expensive than Telstra at the inital fee, but
if you do a lot of data {3 gig or better per month} it works out about even
in cost because Pacific's data rate for downloads is lower.
DaZZa
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