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  From: Brad <bjones@rebel.net.au>
  To  : <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 01:23:53 +1030

Re: ADSL Enabled Exchange Areas: Updated 20/11/2000

> >
> > Ping time between our machine and pretty much any ISP in Adelaide
> > I've pinged is between 40 and 90ms, which is a _little_ bit better
> > than a modem :)
>
> low ping rocks for gaming - but for anything else, throughput is what
> really counts (apart from interactive, eg telnet, for example).
>
> > considering that all our data goes over to Melbourne and back.
>
> That's the sucky bit.  I've been playing around with a Bigpond ADSL
> line on my girlfriend's phone line and found it quite acceptable in
> terms of throughput, but going via Melbourne to get across town is
> a little absurd (and sucks for game ping times).
A freind who had it installed last week, was told that sitiuaion would be
changing in a couple of weeks time and it would be authenticating and routed
through Adelaide.

Maybe rumors, but who knows with telstra.
Also Nick, try searching the archives there where numerous links to sites
showing how to get linux working with ADSL using PPPoE.
Brad

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