RE: [PLUG] Re: Verizon DSL

["Jeyes, David (371)" <David.Jeyes@rhic.com>]

Title: RE: [PLUG] Re: Verizon DSL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred K Ollinger [mailto:follinge@sas.upenn.edu]
>
> They drop me once in a while. Seldom, though. They do change
> my ip when I
> restart (new kernel, etc).
>
> If you know a way to get old ip back, please advise.

You could try manually configuring your external interface, but it can fail (especially if someone else has been assigned to it already) and sometimes they'll get mad.

>
> Or if someone can buy a static ip w/o any catch...I'm looking
> to switch
> from verizon over to whoever that really cool service is that
> charges a
> bit more, but encourages people to run web servers.
>
> Fred Ollinger

DirecTV DSL has been great to me. They'll give you a static ip at no extra cost. I asked them about setting up NAT to share service before I ever signed up and they told me that if I can do it then great.

They also have a section where you can set up your own web page and also mention running your own webserver. I'm not sure if that counts as encouraging, but they definitely don't have a problem with it.

btw- it's even cheaper than Verizon if you sign a one year contract, and their standard service costs the same as Verizon, but offers more bandwidth (not to mention a FREE static IP).

dj