TLUG vs Sympatico

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 09:40:01PM +0300, Peter L. Peres wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> 
> > Actually you can use multiple dsl providers at the same time and select
> > based on the pppoe parameters you set.  Your line is either DSL enabled
> > or it isn't, there is no choice of which equipment it plugs into.  That
> > is the whole reason they use pppoe in the first place.  It is to select
> > the other end of your tunnel.
> 
> Isn't the DSLAM programmed to forward your stream to a certain IP, and
> there only ? I think it is. The end of the tunnel is not at the telco, it
> is the internet provider. You cannot 'go elsewhere' in-between, regardless
> of what pppoe or other programs try to do. Because there is no 'elsewhere'
> to go to. The DSLAM provides a point to point connection from your phone
> number's associated DSL interface at the telco to the provider. I have
> also never heard of someone being subscribed with more than one DSL
> provider on one phone line.

Well when a friend of mine tried to subscribe to DSL.ca and after two
weeks still hadn't got a modem and gave up and went on to EOL.ca the
line had already been digital service enabled, so when he picked up the
modem from EOL, plugged it in and filled in the settings from EOL, it
worked right away.  Then two days later it stopped, and he called EOL
who said they were still waiting for bell to activate the service and
that as far as they were concerned he didn't have service yet and were
not yet billing him.  A few days later the order from EOL went through
at bell and they reconnected the line to the DSLAM and it started
working again.

So as far as I can see it, you are either connected to the big DSLAM
with everybody else in the area or you are not, and which provider you
get depends on the PPPoE settings.  Otherwise why would you have to
include the provider in the PPPoE settings at all?

Lennart Sorensen
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