[Ilugc] Sify Vs Linux Consumer Forum

[Raja Subramanian]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 7:34 AM, Swapnil Bhartiya <arnieswap at yahoo.com> wrote:
> root at swapnil-desktop:~# ifconfig
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1e:90:63:dd:d5
>          inet addr:10.129.225.158  Bcast:10.129.225.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
...

Beware of service providers who provide you a private IP address and NAT
you out to the internet.  It's impossible for you to host
web/ftp/ssh/etc on your
machine and access it from the internet.  Many ISPs offer you a public IP
address and stay out of your way.

Beware of ISPs who outsource their last mile service to other
organizations -- you'll get very poor onsite technical support.  Sify website
mentions that last mile service is outsourced to cable TV operators, who
in my opinion, are generally clueless about computer networking.

Perhaps a better course of action is to dump Sify and move to a different
ISP that does not have these shortcomings?

- Raja