Re: Anyone in Medford using DSL w/ Linux?

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: Charter is now starting to roll-out @Home service in parts of Medfor (west)d. Depending on where you are moving too this may be worth waiting for. If you are more interested in the DSL route, I personally would go with Adanced Telecommunications Group (ATG) over any of the New Edge resellers (Computer Country, Medford Internet, etc). Better prices ($50/month), higher speeds (as fast as they can feed you) and better equipment (Nokia). Also, each CO is connected to each other via ATM SONNET so I would thinkk they would be more reliable. : : : Greetings Rogue Penguins, : : : We'll be moving from south-central PA to Medford, OR : : : in August and I'm contemplating coughing up the $$$ : : : for some high speed internet access. Just checked at : : : the Charter Cable site and it seems their Charter@Home : : : service is not available @ our address so that leaves : : : ISDN (too expensive) and DSL. I'm a growing Linux fan : : : and am curious whether any of you have experience with : : : Linux on a DSL connection, and whether you have any : : : suggestions as to ISP in Medford. BTW, I'm currently : : : running Mandrake 7.0 on an old Pentium machine - : : : just 'til I get a real Linux box built! : : : Cheers, : : : Beaker : : Beaker, : : The connection media really has little to do with the functionality of Linux. It's a different modem, that's all. You must be within 5 miles of a DSL-equipped subswitch location to qualifyfor DSL service. This service is spotty in the Medford area, but there are other alternatives. : : Check out www.ccountry.net, an excellent local ISP. : : With DSL, though, as with other "always on" static IP connections, it is essential that you operate behind a firewall. Look for Linux security to be a featured topic at the next RPLUG meeting in September! : : Rik

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