[Info-vax] implementing IPv6 on the internet

[Dirk Munk]

John E. Malmberg wrote:
> On 9/21/2016 2:25 PM, Craig A. Berry wrote:
>> On 9/20/16 7:45 AM, John E. Malmberg wrote:
>>> On 9/20/2016 4:47 AM, Dirk Munk wrote:
>>
>>>> If you want to reach a device on your LAN from the internet, you
>>>> address
>>>> a certain port number on the WAN address of your router, and by
>>>> means of
>>>> port forwarding it will be translated to an IP address and port number
>>>> on your LAN. You will all be familiar with this concept.
>>>
>>> And every residential ISP I have had in the last 20 years in the U.S.
>>> has a Terms Of Service (TOS) absolutely prohibiting this type of access.
>>
>> You've had very bad luck as I've never seen that. However, I have been
>> in the big city (Chicago), where there are mulitiple ISPs competing for
>> business, including SOHO business, which they often explicitly mention
>> in their advertising for residential services.
>>
>> Comcast's residential agreement is here:
>>
>> <http://www.xfinity.com/Corporate/Customers/Policies/SubscriberAgreement.html>
>>
>
> Yes, that is nice to be in an area where there is actual competition.
>
> And I think if you can find a TOS for Comcast that is at least 10 years
> older, you will probably find that it was more restrictive until they
> started losing business in the bigger cities to DSL / Fibre.
>
> This is what I have for a TOS:
>
> https://mediacomcable.com/site/legal_residential_text.html
>
> Specifically:
>
> "
> you may not:
>
>     Use or run dedicated, stand-alone equipment or servers from your
> premises that provide network content or any other services to anyone
> outside of your premises. Examples of prohibited equipment and servers
> include, but are not limited to, email, Web hosting, file sharing, and
> proxy services and servers;
> "
> And on top of that they have added a bandwidth overage fee which means
> that if I set up a server that was popular, I could get an even larger
> bill.
>
> This is what small town America generally gets for the only broadband
> ISP available.
>
> Regards,
> -John
> wb8tyw at qsl.net_work
>
>
I took at look at the prices of your provider, they are quite expensive.

My provider charges $86,50 for 300/30 Mbs internet, no data limit, 115 
TV channels (38 HD), a settop box annex DVR, WiFi, 5 email addresses.

An that's incl. 21% VAT, so $71.50 without VAT.