Board:   [fsxNet] Retro Computing
Subject: Re: old inet = your own DNS?
From:    poindexter FORTRAN (21:4/122)
Date:    Mon Oct 26, 2026 05:59

-=> Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 Ni> A friend of mine also had broadband internet, and he used a switch
 Ni> (rather than a router/firewall) to connect his computers, and he said
 Ni> the ISP started charging him per computer connected to their service.

Yep, I want them to have NOTHING to do with my LAN. As much as they try
to sell their mesh APs, administration through a phone app and safety
controls, I'll run my own modem and firewall, thank you. All I want is
an IP address from you.



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