Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs
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I'm getting quotes on new service from Comcast. Business Class cable is what we're going with. 75/15 for $99. If you want a static IP, they charge $14.95/month for the modem, plus $19.95 for 1 static, or $25 for 5 statics.
2 things:
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- Charging this much for an IP is outrageous.
- Making me rent a crappy Comcast modem just to obtain a static IP is ridiculous.
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And now 1 more thing... I want to make sure I am getting the best modem from them that I can be. I am familiar with their big huge all in one gateway devices, that has wireless in it that broadcasts xfinity wifi, etc on it. I don't really like those boxes. Is there a specific, pure modem that is recommended that they can provide if you "ask the right questions?"
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Why do you want a static IP?
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@fuznutz04 said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
And now 1 more thing... I want to make sure I am getting the best modem from them that I can be. I am familiar with their big huge all in one gateway devices, that has wireless in it that broadcasts xfinity wifi, etc on it. I don't really like those boxes. Is there a specific, pure modem that is recommended that they can provide if you "ask the right questions?"
To my understanding, no, you are required to use their device for static IP capability on their network. You can push very hard to get them to bridge it in true bridge mode though.
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@scottalanmiller said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
Why do you want a static IP?
I knew someone would ask that. Mainly for a few reasons:
- VPN on my ERL for remote connection to the office network.
- Ability to whitelist the IP address on remote servers.
- Hosting some internal services that we expose to the internet.
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@fuznutz04 said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
@scottalanmiller said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
Why do you want a static IP?
I knew someone would ask that. Mainly for a few reasons:
- VPN on my ERL for remote connection to the office network.
- Ability to whitelist the IP address on remote servers.
- Hosting some internal services that we expose to the internet.
Other ways to skin those cats. And you are hosting services from your LAN?
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@scottalanmiller said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
@fuznutz04 said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
@scottalanmiller said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
Why do you want a static IP?
I knew someone would ask that. Mainly for a few reasons:
- VPN on my ERL for remote connection to the office network.
- Ability to whitelist the IP address on remote servers.
- Hosting some internal services that we expose to the internet.
And you are hosting services from your LAN?
Just non-production services. We use our system at our office as a lab and POC test bed.
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@JaredBusch said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
To my understanding, no, you are required to use their device for static IP capability on their network. You can push very hard to get them to bridge it in true bridge mode though.
I figured. I suppose I just have to find the right support guy at Comcast to do this for me.
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@fuznutz04 Good luck with that, been fighting ComCrap for now 2 years to get them to bridge one of their devices at one of our remote offices (and we have a 3 year contract they still have not delivered properly!!). Just get the dynamic IP and use dynamic DNS, well worth the lack of hastle.
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@scottalanmiller said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
Other ways to skin those cats.
Just wondering what others here do in these situations. I know there are things like ZeroTier for VPN (which I have not tried yet. I've used Hamachi, and it looks very similar) I can also do Dynamic DNS as well.
What are your methods in regards to whitelisting on remote servers?
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@fuznutz04 said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
@scottalanmiller said in Comcast, Coax, Static IP and costs:
Other ways to skin those cats.
Just wondering what others here do in these situations. I know there are things like ZeroTier for VPN (which I have not tried yet. I've used Hamachi, and it looks very similar) I can also do Dynamic DNS as well.
What are your methods in regards to whitelisting on remote servers?
For non production things like you say I would just use a dynamic DNS setup and use CNAME records at your DNS provider.
I use afraid.org for that.
sorvani.mooo.comis the registration in my ERL.I have a CNAME on our
bundystl.comCloudFlare account forjared
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I'm with Jared, either DDNS or a central system that is static and sites that are dynamic. Are there cases for static IP at the office, of course. But I think that they are pretty rare these days and getting rarer.
