[AusNOG] Telstra Cable - Static IP

[Joshua D'Alton]

$360/month isn't that expensive, especially given the SLA refunds. My
friend switched to it and still has 3 months of credit :D

On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Heinz N <ausnog at equisoft.com.au> wrote:

> Forget either Telstra or Optus (on HFC) giving you a static IP address
> (especially to a residential address). I went through this a while ago. DSL
> is the ONLY way of getting a static IP for some reasons that I don't
> understand (why can't they set their DHCP server to send a static IP to
> particular MAC addresses?). However, my experience with cable is that it is
> much more reliable. If you are far from the exchange, then cable will win
> hands down for speed and no dropouts. Also IMHO, Telstra is VERY expensive
> for a business account. There are much cheaper ISPs out there.
>
> You can still do reliable and secure VPN with a dynamic IP. If the server
> is on a dynamic IP, use the dynamic DNS services out there (and NEVER break
> the server's PPPoE session if you can avoid it: you will keep the IP for a
> long time).
>
> For various clients, I use OpenVPN in UDP mode and it can spray a reliable
> VPN nicely through almost anything. I have had no problems at all. For
> security, you should distribute certificates (with passwords). Even with
> dodgy internet connections, it re-connects nicely and fast.
>
> Regards,
> Heinz N.
>
>
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2012, simon thomason wrote:
>
>  Hello All,
>> Might not be the right place but thought I would ask. Is it at all
>> possible to get a
>> static IP address on a Telstra cable service? From what I can see you can
>> not as a
>> consumer.
>>
>> Long story short it would make my life a lot easier for setting up a user
>> VPN with
>> certain security requirement.
>>
>> If anyone has had any experience with this?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Simon T.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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