Dear all, Thanks for all advise... as I still busy with other training.... so will try it later...
Really appreciate all valuable input on this... rdgs, gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Ihnat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 10:05 AM Subject: Re: host email/web on ADSL > On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 08:56:04PM -0400, Rob Wolfe wrote: > > not to piddle on anyone's parade but... > > Aw, gw'an. Have some phun. > > > Didn't we have this line of discussion just in the last week or two about > > Cable (or maybe it was another Redhat related list). > > I think it was another list, but it's relevant here. > > > I am going to jump in at the beginning and remind anyone thinking > > about doing this that they should read their service agreement very > > carefully as it is entirely possible that they are contractually > > forbidden to host servers on "home" ADSL lines. > > Generally speaking, the DSL/ADSL providers are somewhat clueful, and > don't worry much about it. Possibly the best, in the US, at least, > is DirecTV, which not only doesn't have anything about servers in its > service agreeement, but acknowledges the presence of Unix & Linux in its > installation documentation. Moreover, they use DHCP as a mechanism for > initial IP assignment, but don't dynamically reassign IP addresses on a > whim (e.g., power loss) > > Cable providers are most wired about restriction of service. The techs > will, in some cases, tell you the truth--for instance, I was assured > that AT&T Cable doesn't explicitly scan for servers, but will send a > nastygram if you're being a "bad neighbor" with excessive bandwidth use, > and it seemed to be the case--but it's catch-as-catch-can. > > I, personally, never had a problem with AT&T Cable, but I just ran my > sendmail and web server for myself, and I blocked every IP address from > their corporate range, too, so I couldn't be easily probed. A friend > today just told me he didn't, and got a mild nastygram telling him to > shut down his mail server. > > OTOH, RCN Cable is allegedly very, very nasty, really using DHCP to switch > IP addresses on something as trivial as a power cycle on the cable modem, > and actively and aggressively scanning for "servers". > > YMMV. Essentially, look for a Linux/Unix-friendly provider if you can. > Otherwise, be religious about honoring the intended spirit of the agreement, > if not the letter, and tell them politely how silly they're being if called > on it; but be ready to move. > > Cheers, and G'luck, > -- > Dave Ihnat > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
