[SATLUG] re. ATT DSL

[Robert J Hewitt]

No it was a regular DSL Modem and if you look at the bottom it mad reference
to login and serial numbers and what not.  I wound up doing a patch up job.
The modem gives you the option to pass the IP it gets to the PC or router or
use the 192.168.0.1 Ip instead. I tried to let the IP pass to the Router but
it still continued to crash the network.  And believe me I tried everything
from replacing the NIC on the three systems and as I said before I also
changed the router from wired to wireless backed to wired and back to
wireless again with the same problem continued to plague me.  (not to
mention the gas bill driving back and forth over and over on the same
ticket). Actually the final straw was when a construction company
accidentally clipped his neighborhood trunk, this had the effect of messing
up the DSL but only a minor sound quality on the voice line.  This also
explained why his FAX was also acting up.  Since his contract was up also he
finally took my advice and had the service changed. Now since the service
with TWC was installed his network and internet only suffered a problem with
a DELL and A D-Link wireless card which now that the Dell is wired directly
to the Wireless Router all problems have all stopped and he is getting ready
to purchase a new system from me as an office file server with backup
capability (A little extra money for me!!!)Now back to the DSL modem you do
need a login that is doen by the modem (unless they changed it again ) but
the easiest way to tell is to hook it up to a system eithernet connection
and start the web browser and look at the IP address 192.168.0.1 the modem
will ask for a number that is on the bottom of the modem and you are in.
that modem to my knowledge will not act as a router. It is how SBC/ATT
manage user security.  

 

      The only other part about SBC/ATT DSL that I hate is the contract, if
you violate the contract and disconnect the service you get a disconnect
charge of $200.00 TWC and Grande is a month to month service (no contract,
like my Cell Phone).  The other part of of the I hate is that on initial
setup the username and password don't always make it into their system and
you can't login till it is corrected, this means you get to be on hold and
transferred for about 30 minutes and get told at the end of the call that it
will take 24 hours for the change to take effect.  

 

      Let me know if it works out for you personally I would contact Grande
Cable and ask if they are in your area and get them instead if they are
available.

 

 

Robert

    rhewitt at grandecom.net

 

Message: 7

Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:58:37 -0500

From: David Kowis <dkowis at shlrm.org>

Subject: Re: [SATLUG] AT&T DSL

To: The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List

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Robert J Hewitt wrote:

> DSL is like cable except from what I have had to deal with one of my

> customers it does not stay very stable.  The login is done through the

> modem, the modem gives the PC a non-routing IP (192.168.1.X) most hardware

> routers don't like this.  And when the modem changes IP address after the

> Lease is over the whole system likes to crash.  I had both internet and

> intranet connections failing (using a D-link 624 wireless router and a

> BEFSR41 linksys router).  If you want to get better service try Grande

> Communications, I have them and I use an old pIII 800mhz system with the

> latest version of I-COP. I also only pay an additional $15.00 a month for
a

> static IP from Grande and I don't have problems with the connection.  I
use

> I-COP to keep the unwanted IP traffic out of my network and it all seems
to

> work just fine.  You might consider this as a more viable alterative then

> DLS.  I also convinced my customer to drop DSL because it is noticeable

> slower then even TWC Roadrunner.  And Grande gives me 8Megabit speed which

> is even faster then TWC and way faster then DSL.  If you have any
questions

> you can e-mail me at rhewitt at grandecom.net

> 

 

Grande is a much better cable company than TWC. However, I cannot say

that I've ever heard of the "crashes". Also I think you can configure

the DSL modem to either be a router for you, or not. Or perhaps you had

a combination modem/router. That's what I was given, and I just don't

use it (but my situation is different than standard DSL)

 

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David Kowis