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Re: [SLUG] Cable internet
On Mon, Apr 03, 2000 at 03:32:38PM +1000, Peter McCarthy wrote:
> I really do need a fixed address as I am hosting web pages and run my own local
> mail server, but what I am thingking is if I run my 64k pipe AND the cable I can
> give speed + fixed address.
I've thought about that myself, but I'm not running a business
on this, so the small downtime doesn't bother me too much. I do
run my own mail and web servers, for convenience, and use a
dynamic DNS system that has been kindly provided by one of the
other BPA clients.
One possibility a little short of the dedicated line for fixed IP
that I've been toying with is to make use of the (free-ish) web
hosting capability, with links from there to my own machine for
dynamic/cgi stuff. (Hosted content updated automatically whenever
the IP address changes...)
> My plan is to use the fixed address off one pipe to host web pages and receive
> email, but use my default route to the cable modem for sending of mail and
> downloads web surfing ?
Should work, but be aware that BPA insist that you smart-relay
through their mail server. Well, they've been talking about
insisting on it. Every now and then someone mentions that
they're successfully sending mail directly to the world, and
someone else says that they aren't. Since there's only on of
me, I use BPA's servers for both incoming and outgoing mail.
> I think this would work or an I flopping it in the wind ?
Sounds fine. In fact, if you can get a real delegation for your
fixed IP addresses, you should be able to provide your own DNS
PTR record that points to your cable address.
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Andrew
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