IP tunnels and netbios (was: Re: [H-GEN] TPG ADSL)
Robert Brockway
robert at timetraveller.org
Tue May 14 03:43:15 EDT 2002
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On Tue, 14 May 2002, Tony Nugent wrote:
> Oh you can get a permanent ip with telstra adsl, but last time I
> enquired the cost was over $500/month. (The assumption is that if
> you want a permanent IP, then you are wanting to do hosting for
> internet services).
An (apparently) often overlooked alternative is multi-homing. Why not
have a fast cable/adsl connection with a dynamic IP for all your
browsing/downloading needs & a slower static link at a low price to handle
your server side stuff.
If you mail has to go over a 56k link who cares. If your web page is
served at 56k, well that might be a problem, but in that case you would
look at hosting somewhere with a real pipe (ohot if you're not getting too
many hits a 56k might be ok).
The use of dynamic IPs started with a belief that IP address space was
going to run short. It has now become an integral part of the charging
model of all ISPs (a standard non-business account is always dynamic IP
even if static is made available as an option). One wonders what will
happen when IPv6 really kicks off and the distinction between a
dynamically allocated address & a statically allocated address blurs
(lookup IPv6 renumbering if interested). This will make control of who
runs a server more difficult I would think (short of extensive port
blocking).
Rob
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