Re: [TCLUG:8163] questions to ask DSL providers

[Tim Wilson <wilson@chemsun.chem.umn.edu>]

On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Bob Tanner wrote:

> > DSL Questions
> > =============
> > 
> > 1. Do you officially support Linux?
> > 2. Are static IPs available and at what additional cost?
> > 3. What types of services am I allowed to run on my machine (e.g., ftp,
> > Web).
> 
> Permanent circuit or "dialup" circuit (USWest MegaBit is dialup and MegaBit
> Deluxe is permanent).
> 
> Public IP addresses or NAT routing happening.
>
> Number of PVCs on your side of the circuit.

Thanks Bob. Could you expand on these three a bit? I'm not quite sure of
what you mean in each case.

-Tim

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