On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:16:48 +1300 Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi folks, > > In the next step towards world domination, I've registered a new > domain with freeparking, with the idea of hosting services on my linux > box. > > However, I went about this in slightly the wrong order! Having opened > port 80 in the router, I tried to connect to it. I can't. So I got out > my trusty port sniffer, and, lo and behold, I find that only ftp and > telnet are open, and http is filtered by ihug. > > So... does anyone know of an isp that offers a slightly more > enlightened approach to use of the internet??? After all, I am paying > for it! > > A static IP address would be nice, too! > > Cheers, > > > Steve > Telstra Cable. You get a static ip and they don't mind you running servers. They will even set up the DNS for you. Of course it is not available in all areas. Adrian
