--- Jacob Meuser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I'm getting pretty fed up with VyaNet. I pay extra for a static > IP address, but I haven't been able to get it when connecting the > last few days. This happens every so often, actually. > > Any suggestions for a reliable ISP that doesn't charge outrageous > amounts for a dial up static IP address?
Define 'reasonable amount to charge'? Keep in mind, IP blocks aren't infinite (yet), so that static IP assigned to a single user is using a resource that has to be paid for. My brother in New York had a static IP dialup, but the ISP owned a Class _B_ address, since they got it early before the Internet got big. As a result, they had the IPs to burn, and it was easy enough for them. At efn, _technically_, we could do static IPs.. and in fact, have done that rarely. However, we'd have to charge a reasonable amount to cover the IP that cannot be used for anything else... If we're getting $17 a month for dialup now, what would you pay for a static IP also? I'm serious here. I'm looking for a $ value, with enough extra to make it worth our time and setup, etc... Personally, Dialup static is pretty useless (most of the time, there are better way of figuring out what the dynamic IP is and posting it, and dynamics's NOT subject to DOS attacks, which static IPs are...), and I say this having used one for many years. Seth __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com
