[svlug] @Home

[Deirdre Saoirse]

Dave Zarzycki <dave at zarzycki.ml.org> wrote:
>Subject: Re: [svlug] @Home

>That cost will become trivial after you see how fast it is. Also, if you
>already have any ethernet card, call them up and convince them to deduct
>the cost from the installation. I've heard that this can work, and can cut
>the installation fee in half! 

Actually, in my own case (SoCal), it knocked $50 off the install (going from
$189 to 139 airc).

>Also, if you are a Linux user, ask for the
>IP address, netmask, router, and DNS servers in advance. Get your machine
>as ready as possible.

Speaking from experience, make sure you have your kernel compiled for your
ethernet card. :) Still, I managed to do my kernel recompilation AND set it up
cold faster than they set up windoze. :)

>> However their proxy/firewall system makes connecting back into a machine
>> on the @Home intranet a bit of a challenge.
>
>First of all, you don't need to use their caching proxies. I've found them
>to be slower than fetching the URL directly, or joining NLANR's cache
>hiearchy (If they supported ICP, I would use them, but they don't).

I've had NO trouble going through the IP address or (later) the domain.

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