[clue-tech] So-called "smart" hosts.

[Jeff Schroeder]

David wrote:

> Yeah, when I set up Comcast for a business I asked them what the
> price for a static IP was, so I could run a server.  They said, "we
> don't do static IPs so I guess you can run whatever you want."

It's true-- I needed a static IP (not a "hope my DHCP address doesn't 
change") so I had to sign up for a business account.  Of course it 
costs about double the residential account-- although there is a nice 
boost in speed.  And they did say I could run any services I wanted, 
although to be honest I don't think the salesperson really understood 
what I meant when I said "can I run a web server?" because her response 
was something like, "of course-- we provide up to 5MB of web hosting 
space!".  Further probing ("can I run SSH?") ended up with her 
shuffling through some documentation and finally saying that Comcast 
doesn't block any ports on a business line.

I found that the residential account changed my IP quite regularly-- 
perhaps once a week-- because the modem would drop and re-acquire an 
address.  That was a blast when I was in the middle of doing some 
upload/download work, and my internet connection suddenly died.  
Despite the increased cost, the static IP has been worth it.

$0.02,
Jeff
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