I have Road Runner cable modem internet access in my house. I have the personal account where you get 1 dynamic IP address. I found out that you can change your dynamic settings to static IP settings and you will still have internet access, but a static IP. You can then do things like run a web server.

I am on a Linux User Group email list. Its an email list were you can share ideas and information relationg to computers. On the list I told how you can change the settings to have a static IP. One of the Road Runner admins in my area is a member of the mail list and saw my message. He then emailed some people on the list privately and decided to make an example out of me without telling me.

He has disconnected my internet access. I called RR's support line yesterday and after talking for a few minutes and going over their cable checks (even though nothing was wrong there) my connection started to magically work again.

When you sign up for RR you have to sign an agreement to the terms of service. In the terms of service there is nothing about changing your dynamic IP to static. I don't feel that I have done anything wrong, but this admin told some people that he wants to make an example out of me. DSL is not in my area, and the agreement you sign is not a contract, but an agreement. Someone said that by me changing my Dynamic IP to static that that is fraudlent use of RR's network because you have to buy a business class account to get a static.

Do you think I did anything wrong? Should I cancel my RR account over this? I don't think there is much I can do legally.

 

Look over your contract again... the RR contracts are LONG and it may be hidden as part of something else (tampering with their equipment/software, etc...). If you can't find it then I would seek counsel from a legal office.

 

Ok here is the deal. I believe RR has a clause in their agreement that you are NOT allow to run any server's or services from your machine... ie no FTP, no Web pages etc... Also, when you change your IP address to a static, you are very much running the risk of causing some real problem's with RR techs. When you assign a static IP, you are basically not leasing out a DHCP assigned address. What happens is the address that you had assigned by DHCP is placed back in the pool. Then someone else who gets a "lease" IP from the DHCP could very well get your static IP address that you assigned manually.... This will cause problems. (no 2 machines can have the same IP address). My advice is not to use the static address. You will only get yourself in trouble.

Now, I had the choice of 5 static or 1 dynamic. I chose the 5 static, which did cost a bit more to purchase, however I can have 5 machines on the net, and they will always have the same IP regardless.


Dale

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DSF_S2k
[B]Ok here is the deal.

 

Most ISPs don't allow you to host any servers at your own place. If you're running it for business, you might want to look for a different provider or let them host the web space.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Squeezer
[B]

Who said I have to have a static IP for a web server?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ltweintz
[B]

They may still want to keep the IP pools seperate.

 

Use those dynamic DNS services on the net. Some of them are free. and, most of them has a client software, that if you IP changes, the client will update you record to the new IP automatically.

I don't quite agree with running server is always for business. I like to serve my family or car pictures on my web server at home. and, I like a 100GB harddrive attach to the net, just in case when I see something cool I need to download. I don't have to wait until I get home to download it. Besides, if you want to run a business, isn't it cheaper to co-locate the server somewhere else?

 

Why do you think their network is configured incorrectly? If you assign yourself a unique address in their subnet with the right mask there's no way to keep you out besides ompletely cuting you off - which is what they did and rightly so. Unless you want to run a DHCP server on your home network, or some kind of server on the internet, there's no reason on this Earth for you to have a static address. If you pulled this at work you would have gotten one warning before being sent out the door. you know what... Just for fun, assign yourself the address of your default gateway, and see what happens.

 

with all the alternatives posted here - they are very plausible, BUT rr blocks out port 80 inbound so no one would be able to hit your page anyways, unless a different port was specified.

as for the situation, see how often it goes down. do a ping to a major hub and see how often it goes down. and keep in mind, you were only inquiring about how to do something, not necessarily saying you were doing it. there is a BIG difference in the two.