[plug] ADSL Flat Rate

[libz]

Once you have your pipe you can do what you like in terms of OS, you 
just wont have access to Telstras superb unparralled technical 
broadband support! 

The day the Telstra tech is coming is really no big deal. The bottom 
line is that the Telstra guys dont know alot. People panic, get rid of 
their networks, change OS's,etc but I can garantee you that 99% of ADSL 
trained Testra techs in Perth have zero knowledge of networks, linux 
environments or the like ( and would not be able to identify either )
and the 1% that do are on your side. All they at your house is 
connecting the new modem and the rest occurs at the exchange. So when 
it comes to configuration just ask them to step aside. 

Ongoingly, I dont beleive that Telstra are out looking for any breach 
in the additional user gig. Its the same as the OS thing. In thier eyes 
what you tell them you have is what they will assist you with if 
something goes wrong. Companies with LAN's who pay business rates are 
simply higher on the "we'll be there in five minutes to fix it" food 
chain.

Libster.



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On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 11:15:45PM +0800, Simon Collins wrote:
> Under Telstra's flat rate ADSL plans the "Acceptable Use Policy" says that 
> you cannot set-up a connection for a LAN... Only one computer can be 
> connected at a time.  How would Telstra know if you had a LAN going or not??  
> The IP masquerading feature in Linux would make it look like only one machine 
> was connected.


Check the mailing list archives. You can't put multiple real IP addresses. 
The install has to happen onto a Windows box so their installers can 
sign off on it. After that, its up to you. You dont get any support from 
Tel$tra if you change anything, but hey, if your thinking of doing this, 
you can probably support yourself. NAT / IP Masq is supported; Tel$tra 
has some private internal newsgroups; one is for Linux. Don't make it 
'officially' known to them, and there is no problem.

They can tell what OS you have connected. See the 'nmap' tool. 

Indeed, use nmap yourself to probe the public IP address on your linux box. 
Run as *little* as possible. There are many reports of people being scanned 
and probed for exploits (but typically only for Windows holes,  smb shares 
accidentally left on, etc).

Not that I know, of course. This is all just 'apparently'. I have this 
friend who did this... ;)

  James

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