While this is becoming off-topic... Covad has 1 static IP, 1.5 down, 384 up, DSL router (it's programmed with the PPPoE crap), $60/mo, works great!
Now if Covad can stay in biz... On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 10:09:02AM -0800, David L. Sifry wrote: > <Rant Mode> > > Yeah, just try doing it on a windows 95 box or on a box that doesn't > have IE 5.5 or later ALREADY INSTALLED. In the end, I had to pull out > my laptop, run WinXP in VMWare just so that I could complete the > freakin' PPPoE registration process with IE 6. And all of this was > because the idiots at SBC had set up a "super-duper" IE-specific > javascript form that tried to correct mistakes for you. If they had > added a simple HTML form for those of us who are using, oh say, Macs or > older windoze boxes, it would have been CUSTOMER FRIENDLY... > > Grrr, I wasted far too much time with their idiotic setup procedure, I'm > glad that I didn't set up any of the privacy-infringing yahoo stuff. > Have you looked at the Yahoo-SBC terms of service and their privacy > policy, btw? Whew! Just the bandwidth, please. > > </Rant mode> > > Dave > > On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 09:58, Enrique LaRoche wrote: > > Now I know why my customers are willing to pay for my help on these issues. > > You can load the Enternet software with no bad effects. > > I have it loaded on win xp win 2k pro 98 me etc... This is not a problem. > > It can even be helpful to have it installed if you need to trouble shoot > > with SBC support. > > Loading their software wont do anything bad to your computer. > > What a load of smelly Cod's heads... > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 9:38 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [BAWUG] SBC DSL and Wireless > > > > > > Only problem with that is for a NEW SBC customer. My brother just signed > > up, and they mail you all your equipment and REQUIRE you to load their CD on > > your system and connect directly to complete your installation. The only > > way around this is to sign up on line, so you can pick your user name and > > password before they activate your account. This is very important, as > > loading their softwrae will DESTROY your ability to do anything with that > > computer ever again......if you must load it, I suggest getting an old > > pentium pc and loading the crap on that, so you won't care when it destroys > > your system. Once you have your user name and password setup, then follow > > the first posts instructions. Make CERTAIN that you DISABLE the remote > > administration on any Linksys router as there are multiple vulnerabilities > > in it. Other than that, I have helped several others set up this way, and > > am running this way myself, very happily, for over two years. Very seldom > > necessary to reboot unless you are running something pre-win2k...... > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris McDaniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 12:23 AM > > To: David L. Sifry; r jain > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [BAWUG] SBC DSL and Wireless > > > > > > The Linksys BEFW11S4 router can also establish the PPPoE connection so you > > don't have install any of the applications supplied by Yahoo! SBC DSL on you > > computer. > > At the bottom of the Setup tab page in your Linksys router, select the PPPoE > > login method with your SBC login name/password and the Keep Alive option. > > Then go to the Status tab page and press the Connect button. The router > > will then display a message indicating that you are connected. Everything > > should work fine after waiting about 30 seconds for your computer and router > > to re-synch with this new PPPoE connection. > > Sometimes I do have to reboot my laptop and WSB11 Linksys Wireless Bridge > > after I re-connect my router to my SBC connection. But once I connect, I > > leave my router on with the connection alive and only reboot my router about > > once a week. > > Works with WEP and MAC filtering, too. > > -chris > > "David L. Sifry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A linksys BEFW11S4 works great - connect the WAN hookup to the DSL > > modem, and you've got a 5 port hub for ethernet as well as 802.11b > > wireless. You configure PPPoE on the WPC-11. > > > > They run about $90 on Amazon and there's a $10 rebate - $80 is a sweet > > deal. > > > > Dave > > > > On Wed, 2003-02-05 at 20:24, r jain wrote: > > > Friends: > > > > > > First, if this has been already answered - my apologies (could not > > > find in archives in 1/2 hr of search) > > > > > > I just signed up with SBC DSL and was given a SpeedStream DSL Modem > > > with one ethernet port to connect to a computer/laptop. > > > > > > I want to add wireless network and am at a lost except to buy a $800 > > > or so option from SBC. > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > --rajiv > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________! ___________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > -- > > David L. Sifry > > GPG Key: http://www.sifry.com/david/key.html > > Key Fingerprint: 7E60 4EDE EB5F AA2D 2F25 8CD3 FE17 C4F8 BDE8 D1B0 > > > > -- > > general wireless list, a bawug thing > > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > Chris McDaniel > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > David L. Sifry > GPG Key: http://www.sifry.com/david/key.html > Key Fingerprint: 7E60 4EDE EB5F AA2D 2F25 8CD3 FE17 C4F8 BDE8 D1B0 > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > -- Matt Peterson Bay Area Wireless Users Group Founder <http://www.bawug.org/> -- -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
