On Monday 24 March 2008, Amadeus W.M. wrote: >On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:50:15 -0400, Max Pyziur wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> Have a box running FC2 which I use as a home server. I setup using an >> FAQ found on the tldp.org, using two NICs hooked to a Verizon-provided >> DSL modem. >> >> Verizon is wiring the neighborhood and premises (building complex in >> NYC) for FIOS with a vengeance. As yet, no TV service is offered, though >> there are parts of NJ and Long Island which have this service already. >> >> Once TV service is available (and competitive with cable) I'd like to >> flip from copper to fiberoptic and keeping a Fedora box to the duty of a >> router. >> >> Any suggestions, links in this regard? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Max Pyziur >> pyz@xxxxxxxxx > >I have had FIOS for two years now in MD and I can tell it's outstanding. >Nothing can beat that (business class T3 and such is faster, but costs >way more). I never had a single network problem. The speed is fantastic. >I could have gotten tv speeds too (30M download, IIRC), but I don't watch >much tv, so I got the cheapest plan. For $35/mo I get 5M download 2M >upload (yes, that's right, 2M upload!). Compare that with some 4-5M >download and a whopping 30k upload for $60/mo with Comcast or the like. >Right after I installed it I wanted to upgrade to the next better plan >($40/mo for 15/2 M). I never bothered though. > >The speed is very good, the price is too and the network is super stable. >What more can I ask for? > >One thing Verizon does though is block the incoming http traffic, which >means you can't run an http server on your machine and have people read >your blog, say. First I thought they only block ports 80 and/or 8080, so >I tried running httpd on a different, obscure port. No go. They ain't >stooped. They block the http packets regardless of the destination port. >The only way to beat that is through an ssh tunnel. > My local tests seem to indicate otherwise, only port 80 is blocked coming into here by vz DSL. > >Oh, and as for tv, there's hulu: www.hulu.com. Not a whole lot yet, and >certainly no live games, but worth mentioning and keeping an eye on. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) QOTD: "In the shopping mall of the mind, he's in the toy department."
