[TriLUG] At&t's Uverse comments needed.

[John Broome]

I think the magic phrase you want to utter is "how to I make this POS
a bridge?" Then you dump it into your linksys/netgear/ whatever router
and open the ports yourself.

The 250GB data cap is what's keeping me off of u-verse.

On Apr 14, 2013, at 20:13, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:

> The internet has provided me with info that some people ( 2 years ago
> ) were having difficulty opening ports on their uverse provided
> router. I would like ports for ssh, vnc -- is that possible on Uverse?
>
> jcj
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 8:01 PM, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:
>> Thanks John and Andy -- I figured as much. Wonder what will happen
>> when I call in with a problem and the script kiddies ask me to go to
>> Internet Explorer :-)
>>
>> jcj
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Andy Barnhart <arbarnhart at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I just helped someone with Uverse last weekend. The install included a
>>> router, so you should be fine. It was a 192.168.etc.etc router...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 7:10 PM, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> Many moons ago, my first high-speed internet connection  was
>>>> Bellsouth.net (DSL). Since I used Linux even back then - ( Red Hat -
>>>> before Fedora ), I was warned not to mention Linux when trying to get
>>>> bellsouth support on a internet problem.
>>>>
>>>> My connection with bellsouth.net didn't last a year. It ended with a
>>>> customer support person refusing to escalate my problem to the next
>>>> level. I was so frustrated with bellsouth support that I was willing
>>>> to return to dial-up.
>>>>
>>>> After a short period of dialup, I returned to High speed with
>>>> DirectDSL, then intrex.net when DirectDsl cease operation, and now --
>>>> with Time Warner Business class.
>>>>
>>>> It's cost reduction time. Doing away with TWBC, putting all my server
>>>> activity in a Amazon Instance, but internet connectivity is still need
>>>> at home.
>>>>
>>>> I have subscribed to AT&T's Uverse. Installation is next week.
>>>>
>>>> In preparation for that big day, I began reading some of AT&T's
>>>> material about Uverse. Now I am wondering if they haven't progressed
>>>> much above the days of my bellsouth.net DSL. Their pdf, "AT&T Internet
>>>> System Requirements ", gives requirements for windows 7, Vista, Xp,
>>>> and Mac --- no mention of requirements for RedHat, Fedora, Ubuntu,
>>>> etc. --- not  even recognition of Linux as a possible system!!
>>>>
>>>> Any Linux using Uverse internet ??? comments??
>>>>
>>>> I have subscribed to the internet/tv bundle. Comments on the tv bundle
>>>> will be a plus for me.
>>>>
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