Re: [tlug] FTTH providers

[Shin MICHIMUKO <smitimko@example.com>]

In message <455938E1.8010306@example.com> you write:
> B-Flets uses pppoa to connect to the provider and that works fine. It
> appears DION doesn't like having to give technical support for users who
> don't know how to setup their own routers/computers to connect to the
> ISP so they are providing router/firewall/NAT boxes.

I'm using B-Flets (mansion type) + So-net.

> > You can ask the provider if you can run multiple computers from the same
> > connection. If the answer is: 'yes, but you need your own router', then
> > they are probably providing a raw net connection.
> 
> Almost all can run multiple computers over a single IP, i.e. NAT. The
> problem is whether you can have multiple global IP's and whether the
> machine even has access to the global IP.

I'm using with both of dial-up and fixed IP. Both connection is
established by pppoe, and one of them is assigned with the fixed IP
address after using the special authentication. B-Flets (around
4,500JPY? not sure these days) + 2,400JPY dialup + 1,200JPY 1-global
IP = 8,000 /month.  Little expensive, but I am comfortable with them. 

Both connections are using the single Corega router which supports
multiple sessions. And I was disconnected only few times a year, and
each outages were less than 10 min according to my memory/experience. 

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