You think CBS service is pricey compared to residential? I pay $79/mo for CBS for Internet only. I looked into residential a while ago and found that after that initial discount the cost of residential service for just Internet was about the same. The difference I found was T.V. channels. The packages differ. I may have hit my limit with running a server... may not need/want to go any further. Was satisfying to be able to be able to get things running though. Bind and Postfix/Dovecot where the challenges for me. Especially Postfix/Dovecot. On 2021-11-18 13:15, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> I am told I can rent more static IPs... I assume I will need some > hardware to be able to accommodate more than 1 IP unless I am port > forwarding to different boxes. > > Not really, just about any *nix-y system can accommodate that with NAT > as a firewall/router/gateway, whatever you want to call it, with one > ip or many. Even basic WRT-based systems ala netgear/linksys can tend > to handle this in theory with basic network iptables features. > Probably best would be something like pfsync, which there is plenty of > cheap gateway hardware out there that can run it, or any older (ie. > cheap) enterprise firewalls. > > Old days the biggest reason for multiple ip's was SSL requiring 1:1 IP > to DNS binding, but this has gotten easier out of necessity with use > of Subject Alternative Names (SAN) as part of the certs. If you need > the same external port being forwarded to multiple internal > ports/services is about the only other reason for multiple ip's, but > as long as you can define separate ports for what is connecting to it, > not so much. > > When you get to the point you want to do so, more than few of us have > probably done so to help you through it and understand the concepts > once you know what you need/want to do. > >>> Cox Business does not block any ports. > > The only residential ports they block really relevant these days is 80 > for http (not 443/https, so why 80??), and smtp for email, but these > days there is little reason to run your own smtp server unless you're > just doing it to do it or honeypot spammers trying to hit you 24/7 for > no good reasons. I'd run sslvpn for remote access on https/443 just > fine on res service, I just need to make sure to type https://. > >>> I am satisfied with Cox Business > > CBS service is just pricey (compared to residential) to begin with, > unlimited bandwidth and unblocked ports or not imho, but otherwise > about the best/cheapest "business class" service/support you can get, > if you can get it in your hood. > > -mb > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 12:04 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> I've had a Cox Business account for maybe 8 years. I've only had >> one >> outage, and it was short. My package is a home office type of plan. >> I >> am currently running a LAMP + BIND + Postfix + Dovecot on a laptop >> on my >> single static IP. I am told I can rent more static IPs... I assume >> I >> will need some hardware to be able to accommodate more than 1 IP >> unless >> I am port forwarding to different boxes. >> I configured this server on a laptop to see if I could do it. I am >> a >> PHP dev, with some light LAMP server experience. I still have a lot >> to >> learn. >> >> Cox Business does not block any ports. >> >> Cox tells me there will never be any overages because on my plan I >> purchase a set up and down which cannot be exceeded. >> >> I am satisfied with Cox Business >> >> On 2021-11-14 11:21, Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> Any recommendations for a reliable ISP? >>> >>> (Couldn't find any recent discussion in the PLUG archives, so am >>> asking here.) >>> >>> I currently have a business account (I'm running a small server on >> a >>> static public IP address for my business), but am having a >> *terrible* >>> time with my current ISP. Worked *great* for about a year, but >> have >>> been having daily outages for about a month now. >>> >>> Don't even want to say the name for fear of being sued for libel. >> They >>> were honest enough to admit it is an "internal issue", and have no >> ETA >>> on a fix. "[Their] technicians continue to work to resolve the >>> problem in [my] neighborhood. Currently, there is no estimated >> time >>> for when service will be restored." >>> >>> I get the feeling they don't have a grasp on the problem, as when >> I >>> call their status line they report an outage even when the system >> is >>> up. When my connection goes down, a modem reboot sometimes (but >> not >>> always) gets me connected again. >>> >>> Speed is not an issue. But reliability is! 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