On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 03:20 PM, der.hans wrote:
> That would be bad for DSL. Cox consumer somewhat randomly
> blocks/unblocks
> ports. Business services allow you to run what you want. A business
> connection isn't much more, but has a much lower downstream limit.
It isn't really random port-blocking . . . more of a reactionary port
blocking. Whenever a big virus/worm/whatever comes along, they seem to
shut down access to that service until things cool down. However, I
(using Cox) don't run public servers and it hasn't been a problem for
me to run on non-privileged ports.
However, I should warn you that customers don't get a DNS entry(*)
since Cox took over the network. Also of note is that your IP address
is almost guaranteed to change if the cable modem loses power for a few
minutes (possibly making self-registration a bit of a hassle).
Also note that I lose connectivity every night between midnight and
1:00 for random amounts of time.
Other than that, my connection is quick and low-priced. I am a fairly
satisfied customer.
* In point of fact, you do get name, but that name includes the IP
address so that it is worthless. I believe this also prevents you from
using a service like dyndns.org
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