[GreenKeys] i-Telex info...

[tony.podrasky]

On 04/15/2017 10:46 AM, Kenneth Gartland wrote:
> Hi guys!
>
> I had great problems with Bell Canada flatly refusing to
> give me a "Static" IP address vs. a "Dynamic" one...

Yeah , - tell me about it!

I asked COX (cable) for a static I.P. address and they said
that I'd have to switch to a business package (instead of a
consumer one). I'm already paying $80/mo for just internet
access (no TV, no phone). The business one was outrageous!

I "fixed" the problem by taking an old laptop, putting Linux
on it, deleting everything that allows incoming access to the
WAN, and leaving it up and connected permanently. I've had the
same I.P. address for almost a year now.

I don't know why they make such a big deal out of giving someone
a static I.P. address. The amount of people who would ask for
one is probably close to insignificant.

UE,
K2EAA - TONY
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