What are you using for NAT?
On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 at 19:00 Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) <[email protected]> wrote: > We get around 110 Mb/sec down, and about 3 up. Not complaining but yes, > use the supplied Netgear box in bridge mode only. > > > > Regards, > > > > Greg > > > > Dr Greg Low > > > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 > fax > > SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David Connors > *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 October 2015 7:54 PM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [OT] Cable IP address > > > > Yeah +1 William. I have an Optus 100/2 HFC service at home and the > resigrade modem they gave me was complete shit. As near as I could figure > out it would limit the number of allowed NAT entries per IP on the inside > of the NAT. > > > > Result was you would load Google maps on the Mac in 3D mode, it would part > load then that machine was essentially a brick ( can't sign into hangouts > or anything else ). Meanwhile everything else on the network is A-OK. > > > > I put the modem into bridge mode and used a Cisco 1921 as the router doing > the NAT - no dramas at all. > > > > A lot of people malign HFC but I'm pretty sure most of the issues are > people being stuck on DOCSIS 1/2.0 modems or with otherwise shitty CPE. > > On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 at 18:32 William Luu <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can set that modem to bridge mode than then use another router that > all your devices behind that. > > > > It's an option if you want better wifi than from that Netgear modem. > > > — > Sent from Mailbox <https://www.dropbox.com/mailbox> > > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 7:10 PM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks folks, that help confirm the chat in the forums. If the IP changes > at monthly intervals, perhaps after a power failure or something else rare > then I can live with just updating my 6 DNS records at VentralIP manually. > I don't want to go back to using something like DynDns, as I used them > about 10 years ago and they went from free to $10/month, but the worst > thing is that it's just more *stuff* to manage and remember. > > > > I have no choice of modem, they gave me a "slab" Netgear Gateway Max with > pretty blinking lights. > > > > *GK* > > > > On 28 October 2015 at 18:17, Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yep correct - rarely changes - just get a reliable DDNS service and a > decent modem/router that "gets" DDNS. We use a DOCSUS 3 modem in bridge > mode then have a Billion box plugged into it. Seems to work well and we can > get to our NAS through it just fine. However, bit by bit we're moving it > all to Azure anyway so hope soon to not care about local IP address. > > Regards > > Greg > > Dr Greg Low > SQL Down Under > +61 419201410 > 1300SQLSQL (1300775775) > > > On 28 Oct 2015, at 5:11 PM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Folks, I had a Telstra cable modem installed this morning, but I haven't > switched over to it yet because I don't know how it allocates IP addresses. > I will have to update my DNS records to point the world to my home server. > Web searches hint that the IP only changes if the modem is disconnected for > "an extended period of time". Some hint that this period is days. Some > people hint that the IP is "sticky" and will rarely change in practise. Can > anyone confirm that this is actually the cable IP behaviour? > > > > Greg K > > > > > > -- > > David Connors > [email protected] | @davidconnors | LinkedIn | +61 417 189 363 > -- David Connors [email protected] | @davidconnors | LinkedIn | +61 417 189 363
