I've found that it's best to just hide your computers when they come out and tell them that you don't have one yet. Then they will just register you using their laptop. > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Eibner [mailto:eibner at mnmailhost.bridge.com] > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 1:47 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] My worst fears, no DSL at new house > > > > On Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 01:34:04PM -0500, Tim Wilson wrote: > > On Monday 21 April 2003 11:40, Steve Siegfried wrote: > > > Note that Comcast, from what I can find out, does _not_ > offer "Comcast > > > High-Speed Internet Pro" in the MSP area. It apparently > comes with a > > > static-ip address (and a $95/month fee for 3.5Mbps > down/384Kbps up). I > > > can't find out if you're allowed to run servers at this > level or not... so > > > your mileage may vary... if you can get it. > > > > I just called Comcast. They don't offer any packages here > that include a > > static IP and the guy on the phone was very clear that they > don't allow Web > > servers. Time to investigate DynDNS. > > Be happy if they will even let you register if you don't have > a flavor of > windows with a cdrom drive. I moved the comcast cable > internet connection > I had at my appartment to the new house and I needed to > reprovision the > modem/nic combo with a windowscd that came, the guy close to > refused helping > me with it since my pc didn't have a cdrom-drive and was all > bitchy about > having to do it manually and going on on his bitch-pitch > about how I really > shouldn't have been able to have them install cable modem at > my new location > since I didn't have a cdrom drive! > > sheesh, you wonder if they actually want customers?? > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list