Very basic and easy question

Very basic and easy question
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Very basic and easy question Jim Nathan 01-17-2008
Posted by Jim Nathan on January 17, 2008, 8:27 am
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Here's my situation. I have broadband connection via cable, I connect
to the internet via DHCP. Do I need a static IP address from my
provider? Are there any additional fees that providers charge for
typical VPN capabilities? Any other issues I need to coordinate with
my cable provider?

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Posted by Mike Drechsler - SPAM PROTECTE on January 17, 2008, 1:13 pm
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Jim Nathan wrote:
> Here's my situation. I have broadband connection via cable, I connect
> to the internet via DHCP. Do I need a static IP address from my
> provider? Are there any additional fees that providers charge for
> typical VPN capabilities? Any other issues I need to coordinate with
> my cable provider?

No, no and no.

No you do not need a static IP from your provider. Though having one
may make whatever random activity you are planning easier. (You never
said why you are asking this question so without context my answer also
has no meaning to your purpose)

No you do not need to pay any additional fees unless you want to.

No you do not need to coordinate with your provider unless you want to.

I can only assume that you have some intended use of VPN technology in
mind when you posted but I cannot tell if you want to run a VPN server
or client. I cannot tell which VPN technology you plan to use, and I
cannot tell which implementation of that technology you are considering.

Now if you would care to elaborate on exactly what you are planning then
the answers may change. Some VPN servers can operate with a dynamic IP
using a dynamic DNS service to map a hostname to your current IP address
and avoid paying for a static IP.

I'm assuming that you can pick any VPN technology and even if your
provider is blocking certain ports or doing some traffic shaping that
throws certain VPN packets in the bit bucket you can change to something
else.

I'm also assuming that you are not running a server so you would not
have any problems with the terms of service of your provider for running
a server on your end.

Now if you are running a server, a static IP is helpful.
If your provider has terms of service that forbid running a server on
your class of connection then you may need to upgrade or you will be
breaking your service agreement and may loose your connection.
Also if your cable ISP is like my cable ISP they do traffic shaping on
all their connections unless you pay an extra fee for static IP and a
dubiously named quality of service add on. Running a server on a static
IP is better than on dynamic IP's because then you do not rely on a
dynamic DNS service and client software to be working. I have many
clients who use a dynamic IP for their VPN server because it's not
critical but there have been many times where the dynamic DNS client
stopped working or their dynamic DNS service account sent an email
notice that required them to click on a link to renew the account and
they didn't do this so the account expires.





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Posted by . on February 22, 2008, 3:59 am
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> Here's my situation. I have broadband connection via cable, I connect
> to the internet via DHCP. Do I need a static IP address from my
> provider? Are there any additional fees that providers charge for
> typical VPN capabilities? Any other issues I need to coordinate with
> my cable provider?

Yes
Visit:
http://secure-vpn.com/monthly.html

Posted by Rick Merrill on February 22, 2008, 11:32 am
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. wrote:
>> Here's my situation. I have broadband connection via cable, I connect
>> to the internet via DHCP. Do I need a static IP address from my
>> provider?

No.

> Are there any additional fees that providers charge for
>> typical VPN capabilities?

Sometimes.

> Any other issues I need to coordinate with
>> my cable provider?

Yes.

>
> Yes
> Visit:
> http://secure-vpn.com/monthly.html

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