| 18:38:01 | seletz | holla |
| 18:38:05 | seletz | :) |
| 18:38:21 | erikm | hello |
| 18:39:12 | seletz | erikm: real geeks have no weekend, eh? :) |
| 18:39:58 | erikm | nah, just got a new cable modem. have to try it, of course |
| 18:40:55 | seletz | erikm: wohoo, cable modem! Which sort of? real "cable" modem, i.e. over TV cables? Up&Downlink? |
| 18:41:42 | erikm | seletz: "real" over TV cable. 512kbit/s downstream, 128 kbit/s upstream |
| 18:42:04 | seletz | cool |
| 18:42:33 | seletz | erikm: how much do you pay for this? Is it flat rated? |
| 18:42:56 | seletz | using good ol' german t-com DSL |
| 18:43:07 | erikm | flat rate, 45 euro/month, which makes it about 5 euro/month cheaper than adsl |
| 18:43:16 | seletz | aaaahhh |
| 18:43:29 | seletz | cheap |
| 18:44:43 | seletz | of course only cheaper when you have to order ISDN for DSL like in germany :( |
| 18:44:55 | erikm | how much is dsl in germany? |
| 18:45:38 | seletz | erikm: well, 25 EUR flat rate + 8 EUR base rate + ISDN base rate |
| 18:46:07 | seletz | erikm: _and_ you have to use PPPoE :( |
| 18:46:25 | seletz | erikm: i guess your cable modem acts like a bridge? |
| 18:46:33 | erikm | seletz: the cable modem also uses PPPoE. not too bad so far |
| 18:46:44 | seletz | erikm: oh, hmm. |
| 18:48:12 | seletz | erikm: In vorarlberg (western austria, where i come from), they got cable modems with _fixed_ IP adresses, they are transparent and you just plug your RJ45 in abnd off you go ... |
| 18:48:42 | erikm | seletz: fixed IP is also possible over here, but you pay more |
| 18:48:49 | seletz | erikm: this came for 40 EUR (plus cable TV base fee) |
| 18:49:34 | seletz | erikm: pretty cool, my uncle set up most parts of it :) |
| 18:53:01 | seletz | erikm: well, actually i cant imagine using the internet without DSL anymore. Right now i'm connecte through 802.11b wireless lan to my Daytec router. Pretty neat, one gets used to that very quickly ... |
| 18:53:31 | erikm | seletz: yeah, I have to setup my wireless stuff as well |
| 18:53:42 | erikm | seletz: would make my gateway a neat router |
| 18:53:55 | erikm | seletz: ethernet, wavelan, cablemodem, isdn :) |
| 18:54:01 | seletz | erikm: pretty much plug'n play. |
| 18:54:16 | seletz | erikm: have a linux box as ruter |
| 18:54:18 | seletz | ? |
| 18:54:25 | seletz | s/ruter/router |
| 18:55:16 | seletz | erikm: or do you use a boxed router? The daytec 2200W has wireless and dsl/cable and ISDN ... |
| 18:55:35 | erikm | seletz: much more fun if you do it yourself |
| 18:55:56 | seletz | erikm: yes, i know :) |
| 18:56:37 | seletz | erikm: but i got a veto from my girlfriend "What? Another box? And cables? ...." |
| 18:56:54 | seletz | :) |
| 18:57:17 | erikm | lol :) |
| 18:57:42 | erikm | I think I'm going to convert a tuxscreen to cable modem router |
| 18:57:55 | seletz | erikm: One of my main interests at the univerity was networking. |
| 18:58:13 | seletz | erikm: oh, do they have enough IFs? |
| 18:58:49 | seletz | erikm: btw, the tuxscreen's phone, do they work with our telephone system in europe? |
| 18:59:07 | erikm | two is enough for a cable modem router/firewall |
| 18:59:17 | erikm | seletz: never tried it, actually |