No the information was leaked to myself from two Sympatico employees. We are to be notified on February 28th by mass e-mail and postal mail.
Hence we are trying to get votes to at least get a decent limit on not 5gig a month.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com - The largest PPPoE Help Website, including EnterNet, WinPoet, MacPoet, Access Manager, RASPPPoE, & Networking
Unfortunatly Sympatico is introducing download caps for all it's connections starting at the end of this month. 5Gig a month and 10 bucks for each gig after that.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com - The largest PPPoE Help Website, including EnterNet, WinPoet, MacPoet, Access Manager, RASPPPoE, & Networking
Sympatico is doing the same thing. We've actually started a poll to vote and at least get the limits to an amount respectible. 5Gig for Sympatico with 10 bucks a gig over that is terrible. Vote here if you want: http://www.carricksolutions.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ ikonboard.cgi?s=3c5fe2d94d286285;act=ST;f=8;t=104
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com - The largest PPPoE Help Website, including EnterNet, WinPoet, MacPoet, Access Manager, RASPPPoE, & Networking
You are also looking at almost 2 years of information gathering and testing. As well as multiple build of each piece of software. Any problem we've come across we've been able to fix, wether it be working with the software manufactures to get new builds out, or simple changes to the end-user configuration. So the technology is just fine.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
The Gateways will be at their COs probably, (I assume they have their POPs in the same place). This means it will be no different. You pay your Telco for your phone line (like you already do) and pay an ISP top give you the DSL connection (which they still lease through the Telco). But yes you will be able to easily switch ISPs if they do it properly (IE: Provision all the lines first, which the Baby Bells will never do).
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
You are very right. 8 Bytes in a 1500 byte packet is not noticible for overhead. End-user software is not a big pain. Especially since each of the 3 big OS now have PPPoE native within them. And the joys of being able to use Radius. Very simple for a large ISP.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
PPPoE has.5% overhead, not 20%. 8 Bytes on a 1500 byte packet is.5%.
Linux Kernals now come with PPPoE native. So does Apple OSX and WIndows XP, you may want to look around a little.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
.5% additional overhead. I really don't think anyone could ever notice that. And you can get rid of the additional software. PPPoE is now native in Apple OSX as well as Windows XP, also Linux Kernals now have it. Any router will do it for you.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
It would allow you to do that, with a simple inexpensive router which would also do the firewall, eliminating yet another piece of software on your computers.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
8 bytes in a 1500 byte packet =.5% increase. Yes when the protocol was written it was talked about being a 5 to 10% incrase but we now know that is not the case.
You can set the EnterNet client to not disconnect after an idele time, or if a disconnect occurs that it reconnect itself.
If your ISP is cutting you off in the middle of a download something is wrong. They have obviously not set up their systems properly.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
8 bytes of header is not noticable to the naked eye. I have never seen any complaints that speed is noticably reduced when switching from a DHCP based connection to a PPPoE based connection.
The arguments for PPPoE are all from an ISP perspective. The FCC and CRTC (Canada) forced the Baby Bell's to resell their DSL service and PPPoE has made that very simple. New wireless services are using it. Even cable is beta testing PPPoE for reselling in 5 markets.
The arguments for out way the arguments against. Any issues with End-user software can be cured with hardware that does built in PPPoE. A simple solution.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
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If you disagree with these caps you can see the petition here: http://www.petitiononline.com/carrick/petition.htm l and sign if you like.
Bob
No the information was leaked to myself from two Sympatico employees. We are to be notified on February 28th by mass e-mail and postal mail.
Hence we are trying to get votes to at least get a decent limit on not 5gig a month.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com - The largest PPPoE Help Website, including EnterNet, WinPoet, MacPoet, Access Manager, RASPPPoE, & Networking
Unfortunatly Sympatico is introducing download caps for all it's connections starting at the end of this month. 5Gig a month and 10 bucks for each gig after that.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com - The largest PPPoE Help Website, including EnterNet, WinPoet, MacPoet, Access Manager, RASPPPoE, & Networking
Sympatico is doing the same thing. We've actually started a poll to vote and at least get the limits to an amount respectible. 5Gig for Sympatico with 10 bucks a gig over that is terrible. Vote here if you want: http://www.carricksolutions.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ ikonboard.cgi?s=3c5fe2d94d286285;act=ST;f=8;t=104
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com - The largest PPPoE Help Website, including EnterNet, WinPoet, MacPoet, Access Manager, RASPPPoE, & Networking
You are also looking at almost 2 years of information gathering and testing. As well as multiple build of each piece of software. Any problem we've come across we've been able to fix, wether it be working with the software manufactures to get new builds out, or simple changes to the end-user configuration. So the technology is just fine.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
The Gateways will be at their COs probably, (I assume they have their POPs in the same place). This means it will be no different. You pay your Telco for your phone line (like you already do) and pay an ISP top give you the DSL connection (which they still lease through the Telco). But yes you will be able to easily switch ISPs if they do it properly (IE: Provision all the lines first, which the Baby Bells will never do).
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
You are very right. 8 Bytes in a 1500 byte packet is not noticible for overhead. End-user software is not a big pain. Especially since each of the 3 big OS now have PPPoE native within them. And the joys of being able to use Radius. Very simple for a large ISP.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
You are talking about .5% overhead. The naked eye can not see this. 8 byte on a 1500 byte packet. That is a very weak argument.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
PPPoE has .5% overhead, not 20%. 8 Bytes on a 1500 byte packet is .5%.
Linux Kernals now come with PPPoE native. So does Apple OSX and WIndows XP, you may want to look around a little.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
.5% additional overhead. I really don't think anyone could ever notice that. And you can get rid of the additional software. PPPoE is now native in Apple OSX as well as Windows XP, also Linux Kernals now have it. Any router will do it for you.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
It would allow you to do that, with a simple inexpensive router which would also do the firewall, eliminating yet another piece of software on your computers.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
8 bytes in a 1500 byte packet = .5% increase. Yes when the protocol was written it was talked about being a 5 to 10% incrase but we now know that is not the case.
You can set the EnterNet client to not disconnect after an idele time, or if a disconnect occurs that it reconnect itself.
If your ISP is cutting you off in the middle of a download something is wrong. They have obviously not set up their systems properly.
Bob
http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.
8 bytes of header is not noticable to the naked eye. I have never seen any complaints that speed is noticably reduced when switching from a DHCP based connection to a PPPoE based connection. The arguments for PPPoE are all from an ISP perspective. The FCC and CRTC (Canada) forced the Baby Bell's to resell their DSL service and PPPoE has made that very simple. New wireless services are using it. Even cable is beta testing PPPoE for reselling in 5 markets. The arguments for out way the arguments against. Any issues with End-user software can be cured with hardware that does built in PPPoE. A simple solution. Bob http://www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe.htm - The largest PPPoE FAQ & How To database on the web.