[thelist] DSL
John Snippe
design at cybernautica.com
Fri Aug 18 11:22:18 CDT 2000
On 8/18/00, regarding " Re: [thelist] DSL ", Bob Davis offered the following:
>
>First, you need to know if this is ADSL or SDSL. ADSL is Asychronous
>- faster down to you than up from you - and the more common type of
>xDSL for the consumer market. SDSL is Synchronous - same speed up
>and down - and is more common for business providers.
Apparently, given that it is 2.2 in and .640 out, I would be looking
at the ASDL. Good info... something to follow up on!
>As far as speed goes, you need to know how many feet of copper (how
>long is the actual line) there are between you and the Telco's CO.
>Attenuation across the copper is what kills xDSL speed. If you are
>within a mile or so of the CO, you should be able to get good speed.
>It depends on the hardware they are using though - advances every
>day, just like all technology.
Apparently they are offering something new in the modem department...
>
>Be advised that if you have load coils, mod-taps, a SLIC, etc.
>between you and the CO, it won't work at all. xDSL is pretty picky.
>Your Telco and provider should be able to tell you if your location
>"qualifies" for service.
I've been told (but it has not been verified by actual service-guy
activity) that I do indeed qualify
>
>> I am considering putting up a web-server... Mac
>> OS (X?)
>>
>
>That could be a problem. A lot of these companies prohibit that,
>and use packet filtering (or something else) to block the use of a
>web server at the client end. It might not work.
Not a problem... it was something I spec'ed at the front-end. At
$450/ mo, this isn't just for access!
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