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[Stephen Chowning]

Forgive my ignorance here, but my cable modem is "always on" and the connection was purchased as
if for home use, however it is primarily used for internet access for my home-based business.
Since it is always on, it couldn't be more on if I bought "business" service. The real issue is
bandwidth used. Theoretically, a business using a VPN connection to telecommute would use more
bandwidth than a "home" user, and thus should pay more. Fine. So base the pricing on bandwidth
used, not whether there is a VPN connected. I would like to connect a VPN to my "home" cable
modem, but from the sounds of some of the discussions, I doubt it is possible without an upgrade
to "business". Since I am not getting notified from ATT that my use is excessive, as I certainly
would be if I hooked a website up to my cable modem,  I must not be using too much bandwidth. If
a light useage VPN would not significantly increase bandwidth useage, what is the problem?


"Carl E. Mankinen" wrote:

> I can say with utmost certainty, that several of the broadband service providers are in fact
> blocking ports required for VPN's, IPSec, IKE, etc.
>
> They do this in a bootfile that is loaded shortly after the cablemodem finishes ranging and
> establishes block sync. In a DOCSIS compliant bridge, these bootfiles have what look
> like access-lists and they load the appropriate bootfile depending on your service contract.
>
> Home accounts are for "personal" use. Not for always-on VPN "business" use.
> If businesses wish to have employees telecommute, they must get business accounts to do it.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph S D Yao" <jsdy at COSPO.OSIS.GOV>
> To: <VPN at SECURITYFOCUS.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 8:57 AM
> Subject: Re: Help
>
> > On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 12:59:45PM -0700, Steve Goldhaber wrote:
> > > I wouldn't think that your ISP is doing anything here. ...
> >
> > There are ISPs who recently have started blocking IPsec tunnels on home
> > service.  This is so that they can charge you for business service
> > instead.  Quy will need to check any recent announcements on the ISP's
> > Web page.
> >
> > RoadRunner in our area has started doing this.  ;-(
> >
> > --
> > Joe Yao jsdy at cospo.osis.gov - Joseph S. D. Yao
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