[vox] i will never again complain about DSL prices in davis

Michael Wenk vox@lists.lugod.org
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:22:33 -0700


On Thursday 31 July 2003 12:40 pm, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> just checked broadband options in my new area in new jersey
> (plainsboro).  it's awful.
>
>
> cable through comcast:
> $32/month till dec 03
> $45/ month after that
> max speed: 1.5Mb/sec
>
> dynanic IP.  even their business plan is "quasi dyanmic" whatever that
> means.  this is a good speed at a nice price.  but i _really_ would like
> to have a static IP.
>

You don't really need a static IP.  Just set up a dyndns entry, and have your 
linux box run ddclient to update it.  It works rather well IMO.  Unless 
you're planning on doing tunnelling, it should work just peachy.  




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Mike Wenk