[SATLUG] Attn: Bob Tracy

[Geoff]

K. Spoon wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 12:15:46PM -0600, Geoff wrote:
>   
>>> Using RR biz-class?  
>>>       
>> Nope.  Residential
>>     
>
> Cool that they've lightened up on that.
>   

Well.... their mantra is still "thou shall not run servers" therefore 
the need for port redirection.  more difficult to detect that way.

>  
>>
>> Why pay someone else what you can do on a linux box, at home, for free?
>>     
>
> Because I can't do it on a linux box, at home, for free.[*]  :)  Some of
> the stuff that I want to do and am doing is greatly helped by improved
> bandwidth and a fixed IP address.
>   

RR Biz class.  Fixed IP, and they -expect- you to run some sort of 
server on it (otherwise, why have a static ip?)

> My point here wasn't so much to try and talk you into spending more
> money nor to imply "my rig is better than yours" (sorry if it came off
> that way), 

Nah... didn't take it that way.  I just saw that someone was paying for 
services that could be hosted at home (of course, with a fixed ip)


> but to drop some hints as to how someone would go about taking it
> beyond personal use and setup something that would be applicable for a
> small-medium business setting or a startup situation where your IT
> budget is $50/month, two paperclips, and a pat on the head.
>   

All the more reason to host it yourself, in -my- not so humble opinion ;-)


> Like you said, it's a public list.  And I know that I personally have
> found a lot of useful information that has helped me in my past jobs by
> simply googling LUG mail archives.   :)
>   

There's no doubt, and no argument from me, that searching for 
information yourself is -much- better than just signing up to a list and 
asking 'I've got a computer, and I want to run Linux, but I sometimes 
have trouble connecting the screen thingie to the modem.'  or some such. ;-)


> [*] Basically, I need:
>
> - the extra bandwidth for public services (webservers, jabber, and 
>   file downloads)
> - a fixed, public IP that can be used to anchor 3 geographically
>   disperse private IP LANs that are all using dynamically assigned IPs
>   for their gateways for stuff like a VPN, asterisk, shared printing,
>   etc
so, you need a Static IP address.  RR Biz Class, or depending on your neighborhood (assuming you're in San Antonio) there are other options.  I don't know what the cost is per month for a Biz class setup at home. Certainly it's cheaper than SWBell/ATT/whatever they're calling themselves now.  Is Grande' a choice in your area?


-- 
Best Regards,
-Geoff/

A: Yes.
] Q: Are you sure?
]] A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
]]] Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?