[PLUG] ATT cable modem reccommendations

[dgc at easystreet.com]

With AT&T BI, at least at the moment, there isn't a problem running nat, etc.
The problem might come later, after Comcast's purchase of AT&T Broadband goes
through.

There were news stories in EE Times, etc. a couple of months ago about cable
companies complaining that people using routers, nat protocols, etc. to connect
multiple computers to one cable outlet were "stealing" service.  They wanted
everybody running more than one system to register them and pay an additional
fee.

AT&T was not part of that group.

dgc

> >
> > You may be confusing AT&T's rule against running a server over their
> > network with having your own private network that shares access to the
> > Internet through their network. I don't think they care how many
> > machines connect through their modem as long as the bandwidth consumed
> > is reasonable. On the other hand, AT&T rewrites their rules from time to
> > time, so what they are saying now may be different from what they said
> > when I got started. Back then, when it was @home, they provided a web
> > page or two that gave instructions on how to set up a home network.
> >