I am told I can rent more static IPs... I assume I will need some
hardware to be able to accommodate more than 1 IP unless I am port
forwarding to different boxes.
Not really, just about any *nix-y system can accommodate that with
NAT as a firewall/router/gateway, whatever you want to call it, with
one ip or many. Even basic WRT-based systems ala netgear/linksys
can tend to handle this in theory with basic network iptables
features. Probably best would be something like pfsync, which there
is plenty of cheap gateway hardware out there that can run it, or
any older (ie. cheap) enterprise firewalls.
Old days the biggest reason for multiple ip's was SSL requiring 1:1
IP to DNS binding, but this has gotten easier out of necessity with
use of Subject Alternative Names (SAN) as part of the certs. If you
need the same external port being forwarded to multiple internal
ports/services is about the only other reason for multiple ip's, but
as long as you can define separate ports for what is connecting to
it, not so much.
When you get to the point you want to do so, more than few of us
have probably done so to help you through it and understand the
concepts once you know what you need/want to do.
Cox Business does not block any ports.
The only residential ports they block really relevant these days is
80 for http (not 443/https, so why 80??), and smtp for email, but
these days there is little reason to run your own smtp server unless
you're just doing it to do it or honeypot spammers trying to hit you
24/7 for no good reasons. I'd run sslvpn for remote access on
https/443 just fine on res service, I just need to make sure to type
https://.
I am satisfied with Cox Business
CBS service is just pricey (compared to residential) to begin with,
unlimited bandwidth and unblocked ports or not imho, but otherwise
about the best/cheapest "business class" service/support you can
get, if you can get it in your hood.
-mb
On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 12:04 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
<plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
I've had a Cox Business account for maybe 8 years. I've only had
one
outage, and it was short. My package is a home office type of
plan. I
am currently running a LAMP + BIND + Postfix + Dovecot on a laptop
on my
single static IP. I am told I can rent more static IPs... I
assume I
will need some hardware to be able to accommodate more than 1 IP
unless
I am port forwarding to different boxes.
I configured this server on a laptop to see if I could do it. I
am a
PHP dev, with some light LAMP server experience. I still have a
lot to
learn.
Cox Business does not block any ports.
Cox tells me there will never be any overages because on my plan I
purchase a set up and down which cannot be exceeded.
I am satisfied with Cox Business
On 2021-11-14 11:21, Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss wrote:
Any recommendations for a reliable ISP?
(Couldn't find any recent discussion in the PLUG archives, so am
asking here.)
I currently have a business account (I'm running a small server
on a
static public IP address for my business), but am having a
*terrible*
time with my current ISP. Worked *great* for about a year, but
have
been having daily outages for about a month now.
Don't even want to say the name for fear of being sued for
libel. They
were honest enough to admit it is an "internal issue", and have
no ETA
on a fix. "[Their] technicians continue to work to resolve the
problem in [my] neighborhood. Currently, there is no estimated
time
for when service will be restored."
I get the feeling they don't have a grasp on the problem, as
when I
call their status line they report an outage even when the
system is
up. When my connection goes down, a modem reboot sometimes (but
not
always) gets me connected again.
Speed is not an issue. But reliability is! Any suggestions
would be
greatly appreciated.
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