[Sunhelp] DSL question (kinda offtopic)

[Will Melick]

you don't need a static ip to telnet

see www.dtdns.com and use the bbsip script on a cron job

first rule: don't tell them you have Unix system.  They don't need to know
that.  IP traffic is IP traffic...whether you have a Mac or a E10000.  You
pay for *bandwidth* not for what kind of traffic you pass.  If they
oversusbscribe their network (really why they want you to buy a 512K
pipe), that's not your fault.

Tell them you've changed your mind and will run your Win98 PC instead.  


On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Jonathan Eisch wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> My DSL provided wants to charge me business rates (costs 7x more), so
> I'm wondering what other providers polocies are.
> 
> First, I have a SparcStation Classis (this is the on-topic part) doing
> my NAT, so they call that a server and want to charge me for for that,
> but they are too dumb to confirm it beyond the fact that I was talking
> to a guy about my setup who then talked to them, and I'm well know as
> the town UNIX guy (I don't know much, but that's a lot more than anyone
> else).
> 
> Second, I talked to their management and got them to give me a static
> IP, just so I can telnet in and grab the occasional file.  They want to
> push me up to a business account for that.
> 
> So, the question is, does anyone have a provider that allows them to use
> a unix box as a NAT box, and does anyone have to pay business fees to
> get a static IP?
> 
> I currently pay $50 for a 384k (downstream, not sure upstream), and they
> want $300 for a 512k business connection (plus some cheapo useless junk,
> like 5 e-mail addresses!)
> 
> -Jonathan
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