Anyone with UK experience of broadband?
I'm hardly an ISP but I do currently run a very low volume Apache service serving mostly plain HTTP from one domain and the main reason I run my own small server is that I have run a few small but extremely publicly useful Email lists for years now and didn't like to hand them to yahoogroups. I think I need to move my server to my house and use broadband to connect it: bandwidth should be fine. I'm thinking of going for BT business500+ to do the necessary. Main reason for move is to have easier control of the machine and, above all, to have IPTABLES control of attacks and antiviral scanning (particularly in the light of the effects of the recent spate of worms working through M$ s'ware). I'm looking for anyone who's used a BT (I don't seem to have an alternative where I live, certainly NTL: and telewest don't cover) broadband connection with a debian box as firewall and NAT who might give me some advice for fee. Very best all: this is an excellent list for a debian supporting amateur to lurk on! Chris Chris Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Rampton Hospital; Associate RD Director, Tavistock Portman NHS Trust; Hon. SL Institute of Psychiatry *** My views are my own and not representative of those institutions *** -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Anyone with UK experience of broadband?
I'm looking for anyone who's used a BT (I don't seem to have an alternative where I live, certainly NTL: and telewest don't cover) broadband connection with a debian box as firewall and NAT who might give me some advice for fee. It's a shame that BT is your only option. IMO ntl: provide a much classier service :( Plus take into account that the /entire/ ADSL backbone died a couple of times recently taking out all ADSL connections (home and business) due to the centralised nature of BT's network :( You don't need the Business service if you're going to be running a Linux box - there is working support for the USB modem that BT provide with the home service :) It's all a PPPoE connection, so as long as the box is running, you should be able to sustain a connection for as long as BT's ADSL backbone is up =) Of course it would be a wise idea to reduce the expire time on the domain names you'll be hosting so that if your IP address does change, your DNS updates can quickly propogate =) Regards, Gavin. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Anyone with UK experience of broadband?
On Sun, 9 Dec 2001, Chris Evans wrote: I'm looking for anyone who's used a BT (I don't seem to have an alternative where I live, certainly NTL: and telewest don't cover) broadband connection with a debian box as firewall and NAT who might give me some advice for fee. BT - yup broadband - yup (the 1000PLUS service) Debian box - yup firewall - yup NAT - yup Guess that'd be me! Ask away, I'll try and answer! Andrew. -- All views are my own who else would want them? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Anyone with UK experience of broadband?
On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 12:35:32PM +, Gavin Hamill wrote: Of course it would be a wise idea to reduce the expire time on the domain names you'll be hosting so that if your IP address does change, your DNS updates can quickly propogate =) Not a good idea to host important stuff on a dynamic IP address. In particular mail as it could end up in someone else's hands. Never the less I have an A record for my cable gateway so that I can access my LAN remotely. -- Jeremy Lunn Melbourne, Australia http://www.jabber.org/ - the next generation of Instant Messaging. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Anyone with UK experience of broadband?
On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Jeremy Lunn wrote: Not a good idea to host important stuff on a dynamic IP address. In particular mail as it could end up in someone else's hands. Indeed. If you go for the BT business ADSL offering, it's worth paying extra for the fixed IP addresses option. Andrew. -- All views are my own who else would want them? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anyone with UK experience of broadband?
I'm hardly an ISP but I do currently run a very low volume Apache service serving mostly plain HTTP from one domain and the main reason I run my own small server is that I have run a few small but extremely publicly useful Email lists for years now and didn't like to hand them to yahoogroups. I think I need to move my server to my house and use broadband to connect it: bandwidth should be fine. I'm thinking of going for BT business500+ to do the necessary. Main reason for move is to have easier control of the machine and, above all, to have IPTABLES control of attacks and antiviral scanning (particularly in the light of the effects of the recent spate of worms working through M$ s'ware). I'm looking for anyone who's used a BT (I don't seem to have an alternative where I live, certainly NTL: and telewest don't cover) broadband connection with a debian box as firewall and NAT who might give me some advice for fee. Very best all: this is an excellent list for a debian supporting amateur to lurk on! Chris Chris Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Rampton Hospital; Associate RD Director, Tavistock Portman NHS Trust; Hon. SL Institute of Psychiatry *** My views are my own and not representative of those institutions ***
Re: Anyone with UK experience of broadband?
I'm looking for anyone who's used a BT (I don't seem to have an alternative where I live, certainly NTL: and telewest don't cover) broadband connection with a debian box as firewall and NAT who might give me some advice for fee. It's a shame that BT is your only option. IMO ntl: provide a much classier service :( Plus take into account that the /entire/ ADSL backbone died a couple of times recently taking out all ADSL connections (home and business) due to the centralised nature of BT's network :( You don't need the Business service if you're going to be running a Linux box - there is working support for the USB modem that BT provide with the home service :) It's all a PPPoE connection, so as long as the box is running, you should be able to sustain a connection for as long as BT's ADSL backbone is up =) Of course it would be a wise idea to reduce the expire time on the domain names you'll be hosting so that if your IP address does change, your DNS updates can quickly propogate =) Regards, Gavin.
Re: Anyone with UK experience of broadband?
On Sun, 9 Dec 2001, Chris Evans wrote: I'm looking for anyone who's used a BT (I don't seem to have an alternative where I live, certainly NTL: and telewest don't cover) broadband connection with a debian box as firewall and NAT who might give me some advice for fee. BT - yup broadband - yup (the 1000PLUS service) Debian box - yup firewall - yup NAT - yup Guess that'd be me! Ask away, I'll try and answer! Andrew. -- All views are my own who else would want them?
Re: Anyone with UK experience of broadband?
On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 12:35:32PM +, Gavin Hamill wrote: Of course it would be a wise idea to reduce the expire time on the domain names you'll be hosting so that if your IP address does change, your DNS updates can quickly propogate =) Not a good idea to host important stuff on a dynamic IP address. In particular mail as it could end up in someone else's hands. Never the less I have an A record for my cable gateway so that I can access my LAN remotely. -- Jeremy Lunn Melbourne, Australia http://www.jabber.org/ - the next generation of Instant Messaging.
Re: Anyone with UK experience of broadband?
On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Jeremy Lunn wrote: Not a good idea to host important stuff on a dynamic IP address. In particular mail as it could end up in someone else's hands. Indeed. If you go for the BT business ADSL offering, it's worth paying extra for the fixed IP addresses option. Andrew. -- All views are my own who else would want them?
