[olug] Cox and Web Servers

[Eric Penne]

I have to disagree with roughly equal statement.  Compared to the basic
service from DSL (384/256) I get significantly higher download speeds
from my cable modem @ home.  I frequently get 150-200 kB/s download and
max the upload to my webserver at my friends house (on DSL) @ 30 kB/s.

The new tiers of DSL could change that but I will still get more
bandwidth up and down from my cable modem.  

All of this is with the lowest tier DSL ($55/mo) vs. standard cable
modem ($50/mo).

Eric Penne

--- Nick Walter <waltern at iivip.com> wrote:
> Hmmm, that makes me curious, what are the download/upload speeds
> available
> on DSL and Cable Modem packages in Omaha?
> 
> From my experience here in Lincoln, the DSL and Cable Modems speeds
> are
> roughly equal.  Cable modem has a speed edge on paper but doesn't
> seem to
> deliver it in practice.  I use DSL since they happily toss in a
> statically
> assigned set of IP's (/29 mask) that I can do what I want with and
> they
> don't play any silly games about disallowing servers or services or
> ports
> etc.
> 
> Nick Walter
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Brutsche" <phil at brutsche.us>
> To: <olug at olug.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [olug] Cox and Web Servers
> 
> 
> > A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> >
> > > How does everyone else work around Cox blocking port 80?
> >
> > Cox doesn't block port 80.  The block went away when we swiched to
> cox.net
> > from home.com.
> >
> > > Specifically, is there some other port you'd recommend running on
> > > instead, and is there some service similar to dyndns that would
> map an
> > > URL transparently to this alternate port?
> >
> > Almost any port # you want (don't choose stuff like 25, 137-139,
> 111,
> > etc), and yes.
> >
> > > Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but it seems like such a
> service could
> > > be provided.  If not, short of paying Cox the ridiculous fees
> they want
> > > for a business connection, which this isn't, is there any other
> way to
> > > get Cox to open the port up, such as complaining to the right
> individual
> > > about how this is a terrible business practice on their part.
> >
> > It's not terrible business practice.
> >
> > It's smart security, in the face of Nimda and Code Red.
> >
> > > And lastly, if there's no palatable answer to any of these
> questions, is
> > > there an alternative high speed Internet provider that doesn't
> block
> > > ports and sits in the same general price range as Cox?
> >
> > There isn't one.  DSL is available, but the speed doesn't compare
> and
> > costs more.  And isn't available everywhere Cox is.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Phil
> > phil at brutsche.us
> >
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