No, I told them that if they brought in a 486 or better I'd install FleeBSD on it and have it be a router/firewall, but they decided to go with the "better" $5000 solution with a Compaq server and MS Proxy. Adam Maloney Systems Administrator Sihope Communications On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Austad, Jay wrote: > I can sell you some magic packet aligner power magnets for only $99.95. > Just wear them on your ethernet cable. Your tinfoil solution just isn't > cutting it. :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Maloney [mailto:adamm at sihope.com] > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 1:41 PM > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > Subject: RE: [TCLUG:2254] Cable modem is ripping me off > > > No, we forced it down to half duplex at 10base and it still was > problematic. > > Adam Maloney > Systems Administrator > Sihope Communications > > On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Austad, Jay wrote: > > > Whenever you see that much packet loss on a local network, it's usually > > mismatched duplex. > > > > Jay > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Maloney [mailto:adamm at sihope.com] > > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 7:20 AM > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:2254] Cable modem is ripping me off > > > > > > How is that working for you? One of the tenants in our building bought an > > ethernet connection to us, and they're using a Netgear ethernet router as > > their gateway. I kid you not, the thing drops every other packet. We > > opened a dos prompt on their win server and ran a ping, 50% packet loss. > > > > Adam Maloney > > Systems Administrator > > Sihope Communications > > > > On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, BT wrote: > > > > > I picked up a netgear Gateway Router box and a net hub, got the hub with > > my nic cards, > > > the router lets use as many boxes as I want. > > > > > > Apu wrote: > > > > > > > I used to run two boxes using cable modem and a small hub, but > recently > > I observed > > > > that I cannot use them both at the same time for internet. When I > called > > them they > > > > told me that I have to purchase another IP for $15 per month. (which > is > > kinda high on > > > > top of $50). > > > > > > > > Anyone has any good suggestion for me, how to make this work or a > better > > service from > > > > somewhere else? > > > > > > > > Apu > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org