Re: [tlug] NTT Hikari Fiber - Does it "Just Work" with Linux (Kubuntu)?

[Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com>]

On Thu, 6 Sep 2007, Keith Bawden wrote:

> The fact that the link is shared has never had a discernible impact on
> my experience.

It really depends on how many other users there are in your building,
and what their usage patterns are. I know someone in a large building
(something on the order of a hundred apartments) that sees performance
problems on a regular basis.

> When you install the hikkari then a compatible router should be
> provided with the service (usually a part of your monthly fee pays for
> this router).

Best to check. We just finished the B-Flets install in our office
yesterday, and Asahi did not provide us with a router (nor did we want
one). This is possibly because we didn't go for the IP-phone service.

> Your OS is of no concern here. All OSes will happily speak the same
> "language" on the wire.

If you don't have a router, it can be a concern. My NetBSD boxes
won't bring up a PPPoE connection with Asahi Net. The reason is a bit
interesting, actually, and I'll describe the details here if anybody is
interested and understands the PPPoE protocol well enough to at least
read the tcpdump output.

> Tis why you can ping a Windows box from a Linux box...

That's IP level. Your router or, if you're connecting directly, host,
needs to understand PPPoE as well. This is generally not a problem.

On Thu, 6 Sep 2007, Nguyen Vu Hung wrote:

> No, I think all you have to do is make your computer an DHCP client,
> which is the default configuration of most computers now.

That assumes you have a router. You'll need to do a PPPoE setup if you
don't have one.

> I hate them! I have talked with a saleman of Yodobashi camera. I asked
> him if I can make a "home server" with B-Flets, then he gave me a blank
> look. Of course he didn't know what is a dynamic IP, static IP, DHCP, Linux.

It depends on the ISP you chose. GOL blocks SMTP by default, and charges
you some ridiculous price (180,000 yen/month?) for a static IP address.
Asahi Net gives you a free static IP, and does not filter SMTP.

cjs
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