It may all be tcp/ip, but I remember a time not too long ago when linux had the crappiest possible pppoe implementation. The code was complete bloated crap. That may have gotten better, but one system's implementation of a protocol could definitely make it 'better' than another.
<br>Of course, once you put the router in place it's all ethernet behind it making that point moot-<br><br>--Dennis<br><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/17/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Cyber Source</b> <
<a href="mailto:peter@thecybersource.com">peter@thecybersource.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><a href="mailto:robert@net261.com">
robert@net261.com</a> wrote:<br>> On 6/16/2006 10:29 PM, <a href="mailto:nflug@nflug.org">nflug@nflug.org</a> wrote to ROBERT WOLFE:<br>><br>> -> Hi all<br>> -> I was looking for some input into using Verizon DSL with linux and
<br>> -> also using it with a wired router. I have a windows box and a linux<br>> -> box I'd like to share this DSL line with. I am currently on adelphia<br>> -> using a wired router. I'd like to keep my hardware( router) and simply
<br>> -> exchange the cable for the DSL. Is DSL linux friendly? Will it work<br>> -> with an off the shelf netgear router? Any input is welcome.<br>><br>> Dave, stay with Adelphia. I tried Verizon before coming to work for Adelphia
<br>> and then switched to cable shortly thereafter. Much happier. I mean you<br>> can feel free to do what you want to, but I have to admit, Adelphia is much<br>> more Linux friendly in my opinion.<br>><br>
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<br>> Visit <a href="http://www.net261.com:82">http://www.net261.com:82</a> today and sign up!<br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> nflug mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:nflug@nflug.org">
nflug@nflug.org</a><br>> <a href="http://www.nflug.org/mailman/listinfo/nflug">http://www.nflug.org/mailman/listinfo/nflug</a><br>><br>><br>Talk like this is what starts false misconceptions. Whether it is DSL or
<br>Cable makes no difference when it comes to Linux, Windows, MAC, UNIX,<br>whatever, it's all TCP/IP UDP and DNS. In particular your DSL will be<br>perfectly fine with Linux as opposed to Cable. Now, what will make a<br>
difference and it will make all the difference in the world is, DNS. DSL<br>has notoriously bad DNS servers and they will make the DSL connection<br>seem slow and unresponsive. If it can't resolve the name in a timely<br>
manner, you will not go anywhere and it will make your connection seem<br>slow. I know of Verizon's 2 main DNS servers (at least the once I see<br>get assigned via DHCP all the time) that are unbelievably bad. I have<br>had customers complain about there DSL connection and I would change
<br>their DNS servers (like to ours) and the difference was instantaneously<br>faster. The customers are always amazed at this and the fact that<br>Verizon seems to be unaware or uncaring about it, like these DNS servers<br>
are sitting in a closet somewhere and never monitored, who knows. And<br>for $14.95 per month for DSL, there is no comparison as far as I'm<br>concerned, DSL wins hands down.<br> I do have one problem with DSL of late though and that is the way they
<br>are handing out IP's via their DHCP pools. It is ridiculous, I see them<br>change IP's ALL the time, I've even seen it change from 1 hour to the<br>next (with no provoking mechanism) and at least daily. I don't see what
<br>they are accomplishing with this but it is aggravating. And what makes<br>this even worse is, I had one guy send me an email the other day and it<br>got caught into my spam folders by spamassassin. Why you say? Part of
<br>the points it scored to put it in there was increased because the<br>sending IP they had from their DSL was previously put into a black list<br>because someone was abusing services with that IP previously. I just<br>don't like the possibility that that can even happen, but something like
<br>that could happen whether your on Cable or DSL. I suppose one good thing<br>out of the constant IP changing with DSL is, if you were assigned such<br>an offending IP, it wouldn't be long before it changed. Another score
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