Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 11:56:49 -0500 From: "Diego F. Arias R." <dak.col@gmail.com> To: Mark Hartkemeyer <hartkemd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISP questions Message-ID: <3b93bd110906040956v73aa15bbs339c566130392f5e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4096aedd0906040923p6288e319ia083f47c7ccc29e1@mail.gmail.com> References: <4096aedd0906040923p6288e319ia083f47c7ccc29e1@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Mark Hartkemeyer <hartkemd@gmail.com> wrot= e: > I'm pretty new to FreeBSD and was reading part of Greg Lehey's The > Complete FreeBSD 4th Edition. =C2=A0I found the section on ISPs in chapte= r > 18 really interesting. =C2=A0I put some of his recommended questions to m= y > ISP, Cincinnati Bell's Zoomtown. =C2=A0I think I talked to three or four > people before I even got some of them answered. > > Here are some of the questions and answers: > > 1. What speed connections do you offer? > =C2=A0 =C2=A05MBps upload/5MBps download (she said bytes, but should it b= e bits?) > =C2=A0 =C2=A0768kBps > > 2. Can you supply a static IP address? At what cost? > =C2=A0 =C2=A0Yes, $49.95/month for the whole Internet package > > 3. How many hops are there to the backbone? > =C2=A0 =C2=A0"It depends on the site you're trying to reach." (I think th= ey > misunderstood what I meant by "backbone"?) > > 4. What kind of hardware and software are you running? > =C2=A0 =C2=A0"Can't provide this, due to security reasons." > > 5. Can you supply primary or secondary DNS for me? > =C2=A0 =C2=A0"You need a static IP." > > 6. Can you provide name registration? At what cost? > =C2=A0 =C2=A0"Talk to residential services." > > 7. Do you give complete access to the Internet, or do you block some port= s? > =C2=A0 =C2=A0"Cannot provide this info, due to security reasons." =C2=A0A= fter > asking, I was told that I would be able to run a mail server and http > server on my connection. > > 8. Do you have complete reverse DNS? > =C2=A0 =C2=A0(They didn't know.) > > I assume this is a pretty typical response from ISPs. =C2=A0Has anyone > asked their ISP questions like these? =C2=A0If so, what kind of response > did you get? =C2=A0Does anyone know of a really good ISP, or a good > resource for finding a good ISP around Cincinnati, OH? > > Thanks, > Mark Hartkemeyer > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > 8.Q: I need to change my Reverse DNS on my Static IP for running a mail ser= ver. A: What are you talking about? That doesnt Exist. --=20 mmm, interesante.....
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