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On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:54:36 -0700 |
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Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I have a dedicated server now and I'll never use a shared system |
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> again. I think the problem would be the internet connection. I've |
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> heard that most ISPs block port 80 so you can't run a webserver from a |
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> "home" connection. I think business connections are expensive. I'm |
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> only paying $75/month now. |
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> - Grant |
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$75/month is more than it costs to get a business-level cable or |
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DSL line w/ a static ip in my area. The dsl guys couldn't guarantee |
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speeds better than 256k both ways, but Comcast was happy to sell me |
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loads of bandwith. Their package was around that for the 8mb down / |
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768kb up , + a static IP. The only catch was the hefty |
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two hundred fifty dollar installation fee that was waived only with a 2 |
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year commitment. |
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FWIW, many isp's also _don't_ block port 80. In fact, the DHCP ips of |
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both my friends on DSL and myself seem entirely open. One friend of |
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mine has configured his router with hosts.deny, and therefore he has no |
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true firewall; I can even get through on the finger port, telnet, smtp, |
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ssh -- everything. |
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On my home server (comcast cable), I am |
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very happy to say that not only are all the ports open, but my |
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connection is actually pretty good for my very low traffic needs. |
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( spore.ath.cx is being hosted from my linen closet; see the speed |
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yourself). If you want me to run a port map on your ip address, feel |
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free to send me your IP address. |
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So don't think that it's really expensive to have a do-it-yourself |
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solution in your garage or something, at least not too quickly. |
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