rogers with static IP ?

[James Knott]

Robert Brockway wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, David Colebatch wrote:
> 
> 
>>Has anyone here had any experience with Rogers Business cable connections? Do 
>>you have a static IP?
> 
> 
> I've never come across any cable connections anywhere in the world that 
> offer a static address.  This is not a technical limitation since it is 
> trivial to make a DHCP reservation permanent.  It seems to be a cultural 
> aspect of the use of cable.
> 
> If they want static they'll need to go with DSL or another technology.

When I first started with Rogers, back in the @Home days, I had a static IP.

> 
> 
>>Also, does Rogers do any port filtering to prevent hosting services too?
> 
> 
> Last time I checked they were not filtering incoming ports but there have 
> been reports of periodic scans with them investigating anything except 
> ssh.
> 
> The acceptible use policy your client has probably prohibits them from 
> offering services.

I'd be curious to see what a business AUP allows & prohibits.  If they 
ban servers, I'd be looking elsewhere.


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