[NTLUG:Discuss] ...a little more on AT&T as it stands...

[Bob Byron]

You might try this website:
http://www.dyndns.org/dyndns/
They allow dynamic IPs to be referenced with a domain name.

Hopefully, you can get a static IP from AT&T, but until then, 
this might help.  It really depends on your purpose.  If this 
is solely to allow VPN access, it really depends on the VPN
software whether or not this will work.

Bob Byron

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred James" <fredjame at concentric.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:12 PM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] ...a little more on AT&T as it stands...


> We have several people effected adversely by the AT&T "no static IP" 
> rule, and so our help desk, and security people are taking it seriously.
> 
> Our help desk got a response from AT&T this afternoon that indicated 
> that AT&T "may" think about "other service" after the network is stable 
> - ETA late January, first part of February, 2002.  Right now they are 
> just happy that it works (that is, wherever it works - some places 
> around the country it doesn't work at all yet).  They said that the 
> Dallas area went "really well" - so you can imagine what that means for 
> some other areas.
> 
> Our help desk manager was on hold and online to AT&T, at the same time 
> today, and he said his hold time today (in two segments) equaled about 1 
> 1/2 hours, and his queue number on line was 700+ in the morning, and 
> well over 1000 in the afternoon.  He said he talked to the highest 
> supervisor he could, who in response to a request for a name, or number, 
> of someone higher to talk to, said he could only give out a PO box 
> address, and nothing else.
> 
> No proof that isn't smoke, but there you have it.
> 
> 
> -- 
> ...make every program a filter...
> 
> 
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