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

Sun Apr 14 21:40:51 EDT 2013

BTW, the reason I needed to help someone with the Uverse connection is that
the wireless router they provided sucks. I daisy chained one behind it (I
was afraid it's MAC is registered so I didn't just replace it) on a wire
and from anywhere in his house except the room where the 2 routers sit, the
daisy chained one is faster. From the corners of his house, the Uverse one
doesn't work at all. YMMV...

On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Chris Knowles <cknowles2112 at gmail.com>wrote:

> A quick Google check shows people who had trouble seeing it up, but are
> doing various things incorrect.
>
> For example, apparently the default router isn't happy with routing
> loopbacks, so you'll have to check the functionality from outside your
> network.  However I'm seeing enough "it worked for me." Posts to make me
> think it's not a major problem.
>
> I'm more interested in the bandwidth consumption caps that they were
> planning to put in.  Have those been implemented?  I can't find the overage
> fee schedule on the website.
>
> CJK
> On Apr 14, 2013 8:13 PM, "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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