[Preston] Broadband

[Richard Revis]

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On Saturday 08 Feb 2003 1:43 pm, John wrote:

> Does anybody have broadband ADSL set up using linux or more especially,
> IPCOP?

I have a DSL-ethernet router, just a case of plugging it in and configuring=
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via the web interface. Needed if you want to go with Zen - they offer 8=20
static IP addresses with the standard package and I am not sure if any=20
PCI/USB cards can handle that. (Very nifty when coupled with multiple IP=20
addresses on one interface).

=46WIW the top two ranked DSL ISPs are currently Nildram and Zen for speed,=
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reliability and value. Nildram is ~=A323 which includes news, mail etc and =
Zen=20
is around =A327 (the same as BT no frills DSL) with 8 static IPs, news and=
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mail. Zen have also publicly said that they will not be capping users but=20
instead will be upgrading the network to ensure that every user can get ful=
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speed 24 hours a day if they so wish, unlike BT who have a similar policy t=
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NTL :o)

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