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

[Swapan Sarkar]

Do you know if AT&T is able to block MASQ/NAT traffic
at it's DHCP server ? I am trying to access the net
from my subnet and it is not allowing me but it allows
the firewall server to connect to the net. So now I
have to set all my browsers in internal network to go
through the proxy.
Without it, it brings up a page describing how to set
the network address and other settings whenever I try
to visit any site.

-swapan

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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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