The biggest cost in using Static IP is after support. Thinks liek Linksys routers are notorious for loosing their configurations. When teh configuration is lost, your on the phone for an hour walking your customer through how to enter the IP back in. MOst commodity routers default to DHCP, so if it loses its config, rebooting will still get it a working IP with out a phone call for reconfiguration. However, we only use Public Static IPs. We typically charge more for our service and justify the higher charge because of added benefits such as Static IP benefits. We are willing to spend the time.
Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Langseth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Private vs Public addresses for end-users > There are things like looking at the customer base. > > 1) are they likely to need incoming connections ( This is mainly for > businesses ) > 2) are they likely to get a worm and have it start spamming ( I hate > trying to track down a spammy machine behind NAT ... its not hard just > annoying) > 3) are they going to have problems with double NAT, the customers > router will be doing nat also. Certain system do not handle that very > nicely > > Frankly I hate using Private IPs for customers at all, I also > strongly dislike not doing DHCP unless the customer is paying for that > static. > Static IP addressing is a PITA if you have to renumber, obivously > with privates that problem is largely gone. > > Depending on where you are doing your NAT, I would suggest if you go > that route to do it at your Head End, not at your edge routers. That > way you can implement one of the common IDS/IPS systems to find > problem customers (virus, etc) . > > Not doing DHCP, if you plan on being profitable, imo, is also a major > mistake. You will end up consuming 10+ minutes of your install techs > and CSRs time per install. > > > Ryan > > On Jan 28, 2008, at 3:37 PM, Ugo Bellavance wrote: > >> Tom DeReggi wrote: >>> whether to give private or public address has nothing to do with >>> cost. >>> >> >> Oh, what are the thing to consider exactly? >> >> Regards, >> >> Ugo Bellavance >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
