[Cialug] Internet access

[Dave Weis]

I didn't realize you were having modem troubles. Even though you're physically near the CO there's still a long loop of old copper winding through the neighborhood before arriving at your home. 

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of L. V. Lammert
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 10:20 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Internet access

On Fri, 4 Oct 2013, Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:

> I would not consider cable, just because (as far as i know, please 
> correct me if i'm wrong) cable does not offer a static, routable IP 
> and does not allow running servers.
>
Sure it does! You just have to provision them with business service, ..
just as DSL.

If you want to use 'residential' service, you have to use a dynamic DNS provider just as DSL.

> And reliability is definitely important; my current ISP provides me 
> with a modem, but i have to reset it every 1-2 months.
>
Sounds like DSL? We have had 30Mbps Charter service here in the shop for many years, and have never experienced an outage. Residential service even! [Have not figured out a way to multi-home the servers here that could use the bandwidth, so we do not use Business Service.]

	Lee
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