[H-GEN] isp connection advice for temporary visitor

[Darrin Mison]

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I don't know about optus but you can download a prpgram called bpalogin
for connecting for Telstra BigPond cable. Its not from telstra but one
of their customers (very easy setup .rpm and .tar.gz).  I've been using
it for over 6months on my RedHat machine to ip-masq to my flatmates (and
other occasional house-guests) windows machine.  BigPond has been more
stable and reliable in the last 2-3 months than in the past.  I imagine
that they have worked out a lot of their bugs.

Serge Rey wrote:

 >
 > i'd like to use a similar setup to what i have here in san diego, namely
 >  a local lan running through ipmasq, with a debian box as the gateway.
 >  i would appreciate any recommendations that could be passed along
 > regarding linux friendly isps in the region, (dsl, cable, dialup
 > are all options at this point).
 >
 > i do have the possibility of renting a house that has an Optus
 > connection, but couldn't find much information regarding linux on
 > their website.
 >

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