Matt I did exactly what you're describing with an old Macintosh clone. Before you start paying for a static IP, consider no-ip.com. I use their free service for sdimbert.servehttp.com which is a test PostNuke install I use as a staging server. I've *never* had any problems with their free service; I can only assume things work just as well when you pay for them. :) -SD - | -----Original Message----- - | From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net - | [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Matt G - | Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 10:35 PM - | To: kclug@kclug.org - | Subject: Re: Everest Residential Service - | - | - | If that's true, it's pretty incredible...but that's a bit hard - | to swallow. - | - | Sounds like what I need to do is check with Everest and TW and - | try to get - | the best deal on a tv/internet package. Then again, maybe I - | should skip the - | tv part. Most of that stuff seems to be pretty trashy these - | days. After - | 12pm, if you watch HBO, all you get is straight porn. And I - | wish there was - | a way to block "reality tv" shows. One word: Catastophe - | - | I _am_ stoked about highspeed internet and getting a little - | linux box up as - | a personal server in my new place. I have some old hardware I - | hope to use - | to peice together a nice little box. - | - | Matt - | - | ----- Original Message ----- - | From: "zscoundrel" - | To: "B. Liggett" - | Cc: - | Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 8:45 AM - | Subject: Re: Everest Residential Service - | - | - | > You have to watch out for Everest!!! (At least according to TW!) - | > - | > I have TW and had a signal problem earlier this week. When - | the service - | > tech came out, he found a loose connector on the splitter - | that separates - | > the TV and modem lines. He told me: (this is a direct quote!) - | > - | > "They have had a real problem with sabotage in this area lately. - | > Everest is going around sabotaging Time Warner equipment to get more - | > customers." - | > - | > As if. . . I have had service calls three times in the last 18 months - | > and they couldn't find the problem. Everest has only been in my - | > neighborhood since January. (They started hanging cable in November.) - | > - | > - | > - | > - | > - | > B. Liggett wrote: - | > > The whole package does include all listed below, but the - | upstream on the - | > > cable modem is 256K. We offer a business package with a 1.0Mbps - | upstream - | > > (and higher), but it is not available to residential - | subscribers. You - | can - | > > then add the static IPs to your account. We wouldn't do - | any DNS records - | > > with those IP addresses. I just use DirectNIC to do all my - | DNS for my - | > > domains. They're pretty cheap. - | > > - | > > I'll also kill 2 birds with one stone in this message since - | there were - | > > questions about our financial status. We have made moves - | to stop growth - | but - | > > that doesn't mean that we are going to shut down. We are in a good - | > > financial state at this time and we have a business that makes money - | without - | > > needing additional capital from outside sources. - | > > - | > > Brad - | > > - | > > - | > > Jacob wrote: - | > > I spoke with an Everest Rep on the phone a little while back and was - | > > inquiring about services / connection speeds. They told me - | that if I - | > > got the 'whole package' (cable tv, cable i-net, phone (I - | think?)) then - | > > you could also have bandwidth equal to 3M down / 1M up for something - | > > like $125/mon. - | > > - | > > I don't know if you can answer that or not, but do you know if they - | > > offer those speeds still? Could I throw the $12.95 on top - | of that for a - | > > static ip too? Could I get Everest to use the domain name - | that I have - | > > registered then also? - | > > - | > > If anyone knows, I would appreciate it b/c I am looking at - | apartments - | > > right now and that would definitely be a deciding factor. - | > > - | > > - | > > Thnx - | > > - | > > Jacob Hurley - | > > Network Operations Center - | > > Alexander Open Systems - | > > - | > > - | > > - | > > - | majordomo@kclug.org - | > > - | > - | > - | > -- - | > A marble traveling at 22,000 miles per hour would strike with as - | > much force as a 400-pound safe traveling at just 60 miles per hour. - | > - | > - | > - | > - | > - | > - | majordomo@kclug.org - | > - | - | - | - | - |