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RE: Just got some info from BT re ADSL


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Just got some info from BT re ADSL
  • From: "Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 09:20:42 +0100
  • Delivered-to: rich@xxxxxxx
  • Delivered-to: mailing list ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

>>1.The ADSL connection works by using Dynamically assigned IP
>addresses when
>>you connect and then when the connection reaches the router at the
>>exchange, the connection is then assigned a Virtual IP address by
the
>>exchange router.  This is the reason why you cannot access your
>computer
>>from an external computer.  The exchange router acts like a
>firewall and
>>will prevent the external computer form being able to read your
>computers
>>IP address

How CRAP is this!! I can't believe it.

>>It would be unreasonable to expect a connection to stay active and
connected permanently to
>>give the effect of a static IP.

And here's me thinking that was exactly what you bought ADSL for.  This is
an incredible statement to make about an "always on" service.

I'm getting depressed about this whole thing now.  Losing my FS account,
ADSL (even if I could get it in y area sometime in the future) is
unworkable.

This is supposed to be progress?

M.


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