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2002/9/12-13 [Computer/Networking] UID:25863 Activity:high
9/12    Secondary theme on DSL - I have pacbell and I'm suffering many
        dropouts because I can't authenticate on PPPoe.  Sometimes their
        server is overloaded, sometimes reseting my routers fix it.  So...
        pay them $15 extra for *5* static IPs, or find another PB reseller
        who gives you 1 static, risk a new set of problems?  -jor
        \_ AT&T cable doesn't use PPPoE and has had fewer failures in the last
           2 years than our office T1.
        \_ what router do you use? I use pacbell in SF with a netgear
           RP114 and have no problems whatsoever.
           \_ Linksys classic 4 port.  After idle period, it often can't
           connect tothe PPPoE server.  Sometimes (but not always), this
           can be resolved by power cycling the linksys, and the dsl modem.
           \_ never buy another linksys product. I've used both linksys and
              netgear routers, and the differences are day and night.
              The netgear can be left on for years while the linksys
              \_ this unit worked great for two years, only recently got
                 screwy.  Could be aging badly, or could be antoher indication
                 that PPPoE bites on SBCnet.  In general, I liked the brand.
              needs to be resetted every couple of weeks. The linksys
              also frequently drops connections in major games like
              Quake, Everquest, etc, while the netgear holds the
              connection rock solid. Linksys had major problems with
              my company's VPN connection, drops connection in 10
              seconds, while the netgear worked out of the box. If it
              really bothers you so much, ebay it and get a netgear.
              Their new firewall series is around $100 (fr114w,
              fr114p) with SPI. Personally I will never buy another
              piece of linksys crap. I've used it for over 2 years and
              I've had enough.
        \_ Directv gives one static 1 address to all subscribers. The service
           has been fairly reliable for the past year except that you need to
           power-cycle their gateway once in a while. Other than static IP,
           this service is very similar to PacBell DSL in most other respects.
        \_ Try http://sonic.net. I've had no problems with them for over a year.
           You get a static IP and they do all the billing so you don't have
           to deal with PacBell at all.
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sonic.net
We pride ourselves on our reliability and excellent customer service. Our network reflects a careful design philosophy, extensive monitoring, and a straightforward approach to informing customers in the event of problems. We are pleased to have provided award-winning Internet service for the past nine years and continue to offer more bang for the buck than any other ISP in our operating area -- "local" or otherwise. Tue May 11 11:15:55 PDT 2004 -- Security upgrade to FTP servers. We have made several minor updates to our FTP server config to increase security. If you have any problems on our FTP servers, please contact Support. Our imap servers, that run for webmail, maxed out the total number of processes allowed for imap which caused webmail to stop functioning. More Thu Apr 29 12:45:57 PDT 2004 -- DSL maintenance outage May 3 We are going to upgrade one of our DSL trunks from SBC/ASI and the equipment that terminates it on Monday, May 3, 2004, at 12:01 AM.