[Gllug] UK hit by major ADSL outage

[Rev Simon Rumble]

Something somewhat related to this is a thing that's nagged me for a
long time.  Why to ADSL providers insist on having to authenticate
users before giving them network access?  Surely it would all be a lot
simpler to just say "you've got the line, here's an IP".  One less
service, one less thing to go wrong.

I can understand why you'd have it on a shared-network type of system
like cable modems or wireless but why on a point-to-point system?
They don't have some special authentication system on your ordinary
phone line.  If you've got the line and it's connected at the other
end to an exchange, you can use it.  Surely the same concept should
work for ADSL?!?!?

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Rev Simon Rumble <simon at rumble.net>
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