[olug] (Relatively) Nearby Colocation Centers

[Rob Townley]

On 8/17/07, Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 8/17/07, Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > That appears to be the case - I recently changed out my router and went
> > from a 68 class A to a 73 class A.  What's odd though is occasionally
> > the IP will change without a corresponding hardware change - but that's
> > rare, only having happened 2-3 times in the last 10 years at this
> > residence.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a good TLD-based (not a subdomain) DDNS provider?
> > I've got two domain names that I'll need to point to my home servers
> > before the end of August.
>
>
>
> i have been DynDns.org for about 9 years and love what they provide.  They
> take your money and support other OpenSource projects such as bind.  See
> http://www.dyndns.com/about/technology/opensource.html
>
> It has been a long time since i looked at ZoneEdit, but not sure what they
> use for servers and if they support anything opensource except their very
> own dynamic ip client.  There are hundreds of open source dynamic ip
> clients.
>

A fellow OLUGger turned me on to OpenDNS.org.  When you use their DNS
servers, they protect you from known phishing sites and if wanted adult
sites.  Their name servers are

208.67.220.220
208.67.222.222


Adam Lassek wrote:
> > > Cox is ostensibly dynamic, it's true. But they are assigned by MAC
> > address,
> > > so if you don't change equipment on a regular basis or have long
> > periods of
> > > downtime, your IP won't change. I've had the same IP for years at a
> > time, in
> > > fact it's usually my router that changes first.
> > >
> > > On 8/17/07, Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I've fired off a quote request to Internet Nebraska - I'll post it
> > here
> > >> once I receive a response.
> > >>
> > >> IIRC, Cox only provides one *dynamic* IP for home cable connections.
> > >> Yeah, Cox's Omaha cable speeds are nice, but it's a PITA getting my
> > >> basement datacenter working through NAT.  I was going to setup DMZ
> > >> through my shiny new Linksys Draft-N router but I'm hesitant
> > to.  Why?
> > >> Last time I tried DMZ on my home network, external access was about
> > five
> > >> times slower than simple port forwarding, plus I haven't determined
> > the
> > >> effects it has on my multiplayer games.  Has anyone had any trouble
> > like
> > >> that when it comes to DMZ as opposed to port forwarding?
> > >>
> > >> Dan
> > >>
> > >> Obi-Wan wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Internet Nebraska's NOC in Lincoln doesn't really promote the
> > >>> service, but they will co-locate for prices similar to those that
> > >>> were originally posted.  You can find the appropriate contact info
> > >>> at  http://www.INebraska.com
> > >>>
> > >>> I go back & forth about what to do about this.  I also have a DL380
> > to
> > >>> which I'd like to provide faster public access, since I host lots of
> >
> > >>> images from there.  Alas, I also upload all of these images myself
> > from
> > >>> home, so relocating the server upstream only solves half my problem.
> > >>> It sucks that Lincoln doesn't have any home Internet offerings
> > anywhere
> > >>> near as fast/cheap as Cox provides in Omaha.  1 Mbps uplink for just
> > >>> $100/mo?  I'm drooling.  For now, I'm still living with my fleet of
> > >>> HP/Compaq servers in my 42U rack in my basement, all served up over
> > my
> > >>> dinky 384 Kbps uplink.  I'm about to run a second 20A circuit over
> > to
> > >>> that corner to handle the power needs.  I'm tired of my UPSes
> > blowing
> > >>> the breaker every time a machine powers up.
> > >>>
> > >>>
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