[olug] (Relatively) Nearby Colocation Centers

[Rob Townley]

On 8/18/07, Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>


i sent that last one before mentioning that i am not sure if they provide a
dyndns.org like service.

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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