i dont know about the 'performance problems' you speak of when using PPPoE + NAT ... im running 2 linux boxes as routers on verizon DSL and both get a constant 60kB (which is what the cap is for my price package). each box does NAT for 4-5 people, and each has hit 40+days of uptime w/out any 'performance problems' ... -mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles R . Anderson" <cra@WPI.EDU> To: <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [Wlug] Cable or Good DSL ISP's
On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 10:26:15AM -0500, Keller, Tim wrote: Tim.Keller> I've had really good luck with Verizon DSL (get about 70-80k a second + no Tim.Keller> down time). In Worcester you might want to check out Speakeasy. A couple Tim.Keller> people in WLUG use them and are happy.
Yuck. Verizon uses PPPoE, a broken-by-design protocol (sort of like PPTP, which is also broken by design). You will have performance problems if you try to use NAT with PPPoE due to the reduced MTU.
I also highly recommend Speakeasy. They are best-of-breed as far as DSL companies go.
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