From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 4 16:56:51 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34B8B1065672 for ; Thu, 4 Jun 2009 16:56:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dak.col@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f195.google.com (mail-pz0-f195.google.com [209.85.222.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A1728FC39 for ; Thu, 4 Jun 2009 16:56:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dak.col@gmail.com) Received: by pzk33 with SMTP id 33so894827pzk.3 for ; Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:56:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=7nioTpAv2076C64zS+/lSKTm7OoHHUxIPQCb+Er5FmM=; b=D0zM0qpdZad7a2PsEuPkyrF9dEG1R92+c9dcbTaY7yGK1YDb1EfnI4Jme6hufu8CK4 w89hbQzErmPFvr/bOSTP+h6KIjgjdRpmM8PXmL4VV8kSe/GDuj/cUJqkELtpcZiX4qzL FfqQRufNU4SlWF2fEwQzqNBp/4YMRltKNH+Ow= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=XsLY5oCNCTK41KGW4gi6GiI/SU1RC8nT42t+xeva7phLs3Z0/6F6AgCriWLUHRdwrk 2fmgaBgwBQ/JDfmtcCOnspE2HPWcQSF2agyxehuZdChMJ8cZblHR1MN+TB7Od3wPfHIM m0B2ockEOzZa7ToueTUzgp9OQlS4vX3/71vRY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.71.6 with SMTP id f6mr1763299vcj.99.1244134609716; Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:56:49 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4096aedd0906040923p6288e319ia083f47c7ccc29e1@mail.gmail.com> References: <4096aedd0906040923p6288e319ia083f47c7ccc29e1@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 11:56:49 -0500 Message-ID: <3b93bd110906040956v73aa15bbs339c566130392f5e@mail.gmail.com> From: "Diego F. Arias R." To: Mark Hartkemeyer Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISP questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:56:51 -0000 On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Mark Hartkemeyer 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.....