From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost.localdomain(c716099-a.rchdsn1.tx.home.com[24.7.105.70]) (1294 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Sun, 10 Sep 2000 16:01:00 -0400 (EDT) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from localhost (cpt.kirk@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA00786 for ; Sun, 10 Sep 2000 14:05:08 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: cpt.kirk owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 14:05:08 -0500 (CDT) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: cpt.kirk@localhost.localdomain To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: dsl and the confusedness the howto brings about various protocols In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20000910142352.007b81e0@mail.ufw2.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Id: A broadband router can be set to point services to a machine inside the protected network. As far as the ISP is concerned it is just another computer. They really don't give a rip what kind of computer you install. They only support certain platforms because it costs money to keep people qualified to help with many different platforms. -- Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net ------------------ Seek simplicity -- and distrust it. Alfred North Whitehead