On Friday 19 September 2003 1:04 pm, roland ibbetson wrote:
> Thanks for the information guys.  There are always many ways to fix or
> skirt an issue like this.  I don't really want to pay for the business =
line
> although they won't give me a static ip with the residential so I may h=
ave
> to.  So, excluding the new business line what would be the best solutio=
n to
> this problem?  And can I block their scans or mask what I'm doing to av=
oid
> trouble with the #$%&! pigs(cox cable)?  Thanks for all your help!

=09There's nothing you can do about their blocks.  They are implemented w=
ay=20
upstream (another response had suggested it was in the cable modem, not s=
o). =20
As for the scans, you can always implement so many IPTables rules so that=
 it=20
looks like there is nothing on that IP at all (drop all packets not from =
the=20
internal network)  but depending on your level of paranoia and you may=20
experience usabilty issues. =20

=09If you are really serious about having your own 'standard port' server=
s, I=20
would consider looking for another internet service provider.  There are =
many=20
DSL providers in town (since Qwest does not have an ISP monopoly as Cox d=
oes)=20
who can and will provide you with a static IP and unfiltered and unblocke=
d=20
internet access.  Many even support Linux.  Trouble with DSL is that it h=
as a=20
far smaller service footprint than cable does, and it is appreciably slow=
er. =20
YMMV


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one of those ISPs.
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