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To: Teflon who wrote (19292)	3/30/1999 2:46:00 PM
From: ericneu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

> You answered my question about multiple ISPs being available to one Home, but what about multiple DSL services to one Home? In other words, does the nature of the CO and the last mile configuration of the CLEC determine the characteristics of the DSL service that the multiple ISPs provide, or can one home receive differing DSL service speeds from different ISPs since the DSL spec's are determined by the configuration of the ISP's network (equipment used by the ISP)?? If you're asking what I think you're asking - the answer is you can receive a single DSL "connection" per analog phone line. If you have a second analog line, you could have another DSL connection on it that would be fully independent of the first. - Eric

To: Teflon who wrote (19292)	3/30/1999 2:56:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

what about multiple DSL services to one Home? As I understand it (and it's a limited understanding, I'll admit), the answer is no. The DSL service between my house and the telco central office is dedicated. The nature of the DSL service is determined by the equipment at the CO, so I couldn't get a 256K DSL from USWest and a 512K line from msn on the same wire, for instance. Here's what happens when I turn on my computer in the morning: On the Cisco 675 router/modem, I can see lights. One tells me that the WAN link to the telco is active. The other tells me that the LAN link between the router and my computer is active. Both light up almost as soon as I turn on the modem, and before I turn on the computer itself. It usually takes just a few seconds for the modem to activate the WAN link. During the computer boot-up process, there's a lot of activity on the modem as the machine and the ISP's DHCP servers interact to renew my IP address. (USWest uses "leased" IP addresses for each machine on the DSL line. It rarely changes, but isn't guaranteed to be permanent.) There's no login process. Once the machine is running, I'm on the internet and stay on until I turn off the machine. By the way: USWest will provide multiple IP addresses if there's more than one machine on the line. I also have a Mac and an old Linux/Win95 machine connected through a 3Com net hub to the router. If I turn on one of the other machines, they get their own IP address and have the same access to the net. This seems to be one of the big differences in DSL service. Some providers charge extra for multiple IP addresses.