From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Nov 6 5:55:23 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0938014D6F for ; Sat, 6 Nov 1999 05:55:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from proot@iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by iaces.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id HAA27296; Sat, 6 Nov 1999 07:55:17 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199911061355.HAA27296@iaces.com> Subject: Re: ADSL modem ... a nic modem hybrid? To: pschweiger@uswest.net (Patrick Schweiger) Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 07:55:17 -0600 (CST) Cc: proot@iaces.com ('Paul T. Root'), freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG (freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) In-Reply-To: <01BF27A6.44ACE860@dslpppj173.dnvr.uswest.net> from "Patrick Schweiger" at Nov 05, 1999 03:55:55 PM X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In a previous message, Patrick Schweiger said: > > >Sorry to say this, but you should have got the 675 and an Ethernet card > >for the extra $50. Are you running 256 Select? (It requires a 605 for > >political reasons). > > both you and Mark Tinguely seem to agree that a 675 could solve my > problem. Unfortunately I'm not informed enough to answer the 256 Select > question at this point ... > > I'll be sure I find out what 256 Select is and wether or not I'm running it > before I obtain a 675. 256 Select is the offering from USWEST such that you are sharing DSLAM ports at the CO, and possible won't be able to get in. If you have a dedicated circuit that can be up 7x24 then you don't have 256 Select. > > I used to do some ADSL stuff, here at USWEST but now I'm working on IDSL. > > USWEST is my isp ... you probably guessed that one ;-) > > Thank you bunches for your input, > Sincerely, > Patrick Schweiger > > > -- "We reproach people for talking about themselves; but it is the subject they treat best." --Anatole France (1844-1924) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message