I used a free dynamic DNS provider for my customers who were not running their own mailserver and too small to want to spend the money on a static IP, and then they could just use the community openvpn client to remote into their network, instead of crapping up their computers with additional spyware from companies like tailscale that monitors where they go on the web (that's how tailscale, and gmail and the rest of that crowd pay for their servers)
There's always an angle for the commercial providers who are offering "free" Always. Ted -----Original Message----- From: PLUG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bill Barry Sent: Monday, February 5, 2024 9:03 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Thanks! Re: Ziply fiber - fixed IP address? On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 10:43 PM Mark Casimer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Keith, > > Did you make the transition to Ziply? How did it work out for you? > Spectrum charges (here on the Coast) about $135/month for a static IP, > which is nearly double that for residential DHCP. Spectrum also > requires that I rent their modem for a business account. I can use my > own modem for a residential DHCP account. > Do you need the static IP for a public facing purpose? If it is just for private restricted access then a Tailscale network is very handy. Bill
