[lug] High Speed Access

metcalf at attglobal.net metcalf at attglobal.net
Thu Jun 8 09:43:26 MDT 2000


While I don't have any personal experience with @home a friend of mine in
Fort Collins does.  You have to make sure that your computer is firewalled
because anyone on your node can try to access your computer.  Furthermore,
the more people on your node using the internet the worse your service
becomes.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Ketelsen <briank at becos.org>
To: <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 9:08 AM
Subject: [lug] High Speed Access


> After all the DSL discussion yesterday, AT&T called me and said we're
> getting Cable Internet in our neighborhood.  Does anyone have @home that
> cares to share the ups and downs with me?  I have DSL from US West right
now
> and although I'm paying for 256k access, I generally get 640 down and 256
> up.  The Cisco 675 is perfect for a multi computer network as it does NAT
> for me.
>
> What can I expect if I move to cable?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
>
>
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