Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 02:50:30 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Jason Halbert" <jason@jason-n3xt.org>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Forrest Aldrich" <forrie@forrie.com> Subject: RE: ADSL with Verizon Message-ID: <004901c165e7$afca3540$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <076201c16598$2548d8d0$2af9620c@jason>
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>-----Original Message----- >From: Jason Halbert [mailto:jason@jason-n3xt.org] >Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 5:21 PM >To: Ted Mittelstaedt; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Forrest Aldrich >Subject: Re: ADSL with Verizon > > >I was pretty sure there was a difference between using a RFC1483 and PPP. >The PPP required some sort of login or authorization to get the connection >where as with RFC1483 it's just like being on one huge WAN. > yes - but that difference is only of consequence to the end user (you) and the ISP. (the thing on the other end of the DSL line that your connected to) It's just ATM packets to the Telco. Don't confuse the ISP (the thing on the other end of the DSL circuit to you) with the circuit provider. (the Telco) Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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