Linux-friendly (non-Bell) GTA DSL providers

[James Knott]

Michael MacLeod wrote:
> On 5/22/07, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> PPPoE on linux works perfectly and is rather trivial to setup.
>>
>> Of course if it uses PPPoE it really is Bell DSL systems you are going
>> through, although the ISP providing the actual bandwidth to the internet
>> is not Bell (usually at least).
>
> Some ISP's have been buying/leasing up actual space in CO's around the
> GTA, but because they already have PPPoE related infrastructure
> (RADIUS, etc) they've continued to use it. So it's now quite possible
> to have a PPPoE DSL connection and not be connecting to Bell on any
> level.
>

While many ISP's do rent space in a Bell CO, they still connect to Bell
cables, so you're not likely to be completely free of Bell. Fortunately,
the part of Bell that looks after cables etc., is far more competent
than Sympatico.


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