I have a DSL broadband connection through Speakeasy that will allow you
run a server and get 1 static (public) IP address with their residential
plans. The most basic one costs $50. Speakeasy is fairly widely known to
be one of the most geek and linux friendly major ISPs in the US. You'll
have to determine if they're available in the right area. You can get
more info about them here:
http://www.speakeasy.net/home/lineshare/
If you want to stick with cable, then I don't have a good suggestion.
You can run a linux server with a dynamic IP. You can use a service like
dyndns.org and set your server to update them with the correct address
every time it's assigned a new one. This should work fine (though I
haven't tried it myself). The main problem will be that with most ISPs
running a server on a residential plan violates the terms of service. I
know there's at least one person on this list who had his service
temporarily disabled because he was running a server on his residential
connection. Not having stupid rules like that is why I've stuck with
Speakeasy over the years.
Sorry to sound like a commercial, but those are just the facts.
Nick
On Thu, 23 Nov 2006, [ISO-8859-1] Miguel Gonz?lez Casta?os wrote:
Dear all,
My girlfriend has a Comcast connection and since I am thinking of moving to
the US in January, I would like to change her regular cable Internet
connection to one that has public IP address and the possibility of having a
public linux server.
I have seen that the price is about $95 a month. Do you know if a resident
customer could purchase this? Or is there any other special requirement? Is
there any other cheaper connection in the Baltimore area?
Many thanks,
Miguel
