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FCC May Toss DSL Common Carrier Rule

The aftermath of a June Supreme Court decision may see DSL deregulated to enable phone companies to compete with cable.

Bellsouth DSL Goes To 6.0

Bellsouth announced today plans to take their DSL services up another notch to 6 Mbps. Broadband users with cable companies like Comcast or Adelphia already had 6.0 Mbps access but this marks the first of the major phone companies to offer the service.

AOL Testing DSL: You've Got Faster Mail

Customers in Washington DC and Chicago can try out the faster AOL service for $29.95 per month.

Verizon Invites Small Business to Try DSL

Verizon announced today a plan to let small business take advantage of high-speed access through their Business DSL program. Rebates will bring the cost down on the first three months of a one-year contract.

Yahoo Secures SBC DSL With Free Suite

The new package will provide users with a more secure Web surfing experience than before.

Verizon Strips Away For Stand Alone DSL

Verizon announced on Monday that customers would have access to DSL without a local calling plan. The new plan will be offered to its northeastern customers first and more will be added later.

DSL and Cable Modem Security

Although high speed internet access may not have reached you yet, it probably will soon. The advantages are obvious, but there's a dark side: security. I'm not going to talk about the more general aspects of securing your system here (I've done that in General Security), but only specifically about the issue of clear text passwords with telnet, pop, and ftp.

Connecting to the Internet

Connecting to the Internet This article is a basic overview to get you started. There are other articles here that cover certain details in more depth. You may also want to read: Installing a Small Office Network Internet Mail OSR5 PPP Setup IPFILTER Firewalls DSL and Cable Modem Security VPN's and other remote access E-Smith Server and Gateway

Is Free Internet Access for You?

Everywhere you look someone is offering you free Internet access. How can they do that? Simple, it is not really free. You knew it was to good to be true, right?