On 2003.06.17 14:54 Adam J. Melancon wrote: > I guess as long as they don't start blocking ssh we'll be ok. > It sure does suck that I won't be able to run my personal website when I > move into my new house on the cable modem like I used to . I have been off > of broadband due to where I currently live for the past 10 months. The only > thing I miss using it for is access to storage on my home server, and being > able to remotly administer the computers at work using vnc without it taking > forever to refresh.
Yes, I really miss home storage. Paying a few bucks a month for outside storage is a bad hack at best, even with ssh and sftp to move things around. Nothing beats using your own bandwidth how you like it from your own box. How much does it cost to rent 5 gigs outside? It's silly when a 5 gig hard disk looks tiny. > I remember when we first got cable modems in abbeville back in either 99 or > 2000. I can remember how it used to be setup with everyone's hostname was > their computer name and could be browsed by network neighborhood. It was > the wild west when cable modems were first rolled out. > Lotta good the restrictions have done, Viruses are only getting faster and going further: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/2226249&mode=thread&tid=126&tid=172
