Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 21:44:04 +0100 From: "Colin J. Raven" <colin@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> To: Brian Clapper <brian-freebsd-005@clapper.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running own servers Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.61.9.0412222135430.12849@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> In-Reply-To: <200412221454.iBMEsUSj008823@condor.inside.clapper.org> References: <e6ceb9d4041221192435910b4e@mail.gmail.com> <e6ceb9d404122119593c84182@mail.gmail.com> <e6ceb9d404122120043aa4943f@mail.gmail.com> <41C8F39A.30104@makeworld.com> <e6ceb9d4041221201249d45c1c@mail.gmail.com> <200412221454.iBMEsUSj008823@condor.inside.clapper.org>
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On Dec 22, Brian Clapper launched this into the bitstream: > On 21 December, 2004, at 23:12 (-0500) > RL <rlurman@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What's the most popular option? Is it buying a business DSL or T1 >> service or is it to colocate it? All of them are pricey. :( > > Depending on where you are, you may have other options as well. > > I'm in the Philadelphia, PA, area. I have a somewhat non-standard DSL > arrangement that works very well for me. Verizon supplies the wire and the > DSL signal (as well as my local phone service), but I use someone else--a > so-called Verizon partner ISP--as my ISP. My ISP handles all the billing, > and they will give me up to 5 static IP addresses. (I currently use 2.) I > provide my own forward DNS, SMTP and HTTP services. My ISP has no problem > providing me with DNS PTR records for the assigned IPs; doing a "dig -x" on > the address returned for my domain's MX address yields a PTR record that > refers back to my domain. If, for some reason, I want to change the PTR > record, I simply drop them an email; they usually take care of it within in > hour or so. If I want another static IP address, the procedure and > turnaround time are comparable. > > There *is* a small price for this extra functionality: I pay about $10-$15 > more per month than if I were to go with a "native" Verizon DSL set up. I > pay $44.95/month for 1.5Mbps/384Kbps ADSL. For native Verizon, a > month-to-month plan is $34.95/mo, and a plan with a 1-year commitment is > $29.95/month. But Verizon will not give me static IPs for that price; the > extra monthly cost is worth it to me. > > I have had this arrangment for almost 5 years; 5 years ago, the monthly > cost was higher and the bandwidth was lower. The cost and bandwidth have > only improved over time. I had the same arrangement, but in the Westchester NY area. My local ISP wangled a deal to resell the Verizon SDSL offering and man but didn't they ever do one fine job. If...IF you're in or close to Westchester NY (New York City, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster, and Long Island), as well as part of Connecticut (Greenwich), all of New Jersey, and eastern Massachusetts) *do* consider giving Cloud9 Internet a call. They rock(ed) back when I lived there. http://www.cloud9.net and/or (914) 696 4000. I just checked the site to be sure I gave the right number, I did...and that was from memory!! :-) Regards & Greetings from The Netherlands, -Colin -- Colin J. Raven Wed Dec 22 21:43:00 CET 2004 9:43PM up 6 days, 2:33, 7 users, load averages: 1.16, 1.36, 1.40
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