Running own servers

[RL]

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 19:56:15 -0800, Joshua Tinnin <gamera at pacbell.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 10:24:17PM -0500, RL wrote:
> > Hi. I currently have a cable modem, but I want to (if it's not too
> > pricey) run my own servers including DNS server.  My cable provider
> > currently doesn't offer static IPs so I have a dynamic.  How would I
> > go about setting up my own DNS? Would I do it through the cable modem?
> > Wouldn't I have to buy an IP block and be the authority for it? I'm a
> > little lost. :)
> 
> You will have problems doing this unless you have a static IP. I don't
> think any cable service offers that. You can run a DNS server on an
> internal network in your case. It's also possible to run a dynamic IP
> resolver service, like No-IP's (dns/noip), but that is far from perfect,
> unless you're just doing this for testing. For any real-world purpose,
> you really have to have a static IP and a fully-qualified hostname. I
> have read of people running their own servers for everyday use using
> something like No-IP, but if you're running a mail server, you will most
> likely have to deal with mail being rejected because of blacklisting
> (many ISPs block all major ISPs' dynamic blocks from sending to their
> mail servers to prevent spam), as well as reverse dns problems. It can
> work alright for a small website server setup for fun or testing, or
> something that won't require complicated network protocols.
> 
> - jt
> 


I just called my cable modem ISP (adelphia) and they said a static IP
address is $130 per month!!!!!! Forget that!  Now what are my other
options? I do have a dynDNS address for my dynamic IP, but I can't run
a DNS server and do reverse DNS with that. :(