[wplug] fios & IPCOP

[Brian A. Seklecki]

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006, Phil Groschwitz wrote:

> All,
>
> Has anyone had any experience with Verizon FIOS and IPCOP?  Trying to
> find out if it works seamlessly like Cable internet access or
> problematic like with DSL.

Are you asking:

*) Is it DHCP, PPPoE, 802.1x, or is it Static IP to the CPE?
*) Is it asynchronous or asymmetric bandwidth (despite being fiber) just
    to upset customers and prevent them from sharing digital media?
*) Is the ISP's backbone a complete wreck of underpowered, insecure
    poorly managed routers like Bay BNCs and Lucent PortMaster 1s,
    connected to the worst set of BGP peers imaginable (describing Comcast
    and Verzion here, BTW)


Be not confused here.  You're doing business with the same encarnation of 
Satan that brough you CENTREX ISDN; -- and when you dance with the devil, 
you wait for the music to stop...you know?

The only difference now is that because the delivery media is Fiber 
instead of Copper, they're under no federal govt. mandate to open the 
network to competition.

~BAS