On Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 10:10:34PM -0700, Seth Cohn wrote: > > --- 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'?
I figured someone would ask that :) > 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... Yeah, I'm aware of IPv4's major shortcoming. > 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... Well, I pay $25 for access with a static IP# now. I think I might have paid a $10 setup fee for the IP#. Is that anywhere near a workable range? > 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. True, but I use the static IP# to get into my (remote) systems, not to let people into my (home) systems. I could leave sshd open to more IP#s on my remote systems, but I'd rather not. -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
