Linux-friendly ISPs?

Matthew Miller mattdm at mattdm.org
Fri Aug 27 04:47:27 UTC 2004


On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 06:52:45PM -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> I also recommend Speakeasy.  As far as I know, they are the only ISP whose 
> terms of service explicitly permit you to run servers on your DSL line with 
> static IP addresses.  Furthermore, with a slightly higher level of service 
> you may provision up to four IP addresses, at no extra cost.
> Depending on which tech you get they may or may not be able to help you 
> with Linux-related networking configuration, but they will always be polite 
> and won't treat you as if you grew a third eye on your forehead.

Just another vote for this. They're probably a little more expensive than
some other options, but it's *so* worth it. You can get a real static IP
address, and even have them set reverse DNS to match an A record.



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