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20 January 2012 ~ Comments Off

OpenBSD PPPoE and RFC 4638

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I upgraded my Internet connection from ADSL 2+ to FTTC a while ago. I’m with Eclipse as an ISP, but it’s basically the same product as BT Infinity, right down to the Openreach-branded modem, (a Huawei Echolife HG612 to be exact). With this modem, you need to use a router or some software that can [...]

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07 April 2011 ~ Comments Off

Faster Broadband – BT Infinity (Fibre to the Cabinet) Coming to Ingleby Barwick – How does it work?

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I first learned about BT Infinity last year when a friend I used to work with at BT pointed out that my exchange, Ingleby Barwick had been scheduled to be enabled in June 2011. At the time that sounded a long time away but now it’s getting closer, I decided to do a bit of [...]

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