New ISP? - Page 9

Nutcase · 12-03-2007, 21:35

ukfsn seem one of the good guys when it comes to using more advanced stuff - 8 IP's is a free thing, and 16 is a one off £25 charge. Says somewhere no port blocking etc.

One of the main reasons I want a proper firewall etc. is so I can run my own email server - whoever@whatever.entadsl.com is a really poo email address!

Mark · 12-03-2007, 21:38

It's not so much a firewall you need for email, it's a secure email server which doesn't accept relay attempts and has some good antispam rules.

I keep considering setting up one on my own server, so it might be worth starting a thread specifically on this topic.

Nutcase · 12-03-2007, 22:32

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Originally Posted by Mark

It's not so much a firewall you need for email, it's a secure email server which doesn't accept relay attempts and has some good antispam rules.

I keep considering setting up one on my own server, so it might be worth starting a thread specifically on this topic.

This is true. I'm hoping to "borrow" a suitable copy of exchange for 2k (as that's what my server is running) and have a play. I think I can nick the spam rules from work if I get in quick before I (hopefully!) leave. Will give me good start!

Belmit · 12-03-2007, 22:30

Anyone else here with BT? In exchange for a further 12 months commitment to their contract, they've sent me a BT home hub (giving me wireless which I never had before) and said that the line would be able to receive 'up to' 8Mb. So far it seems decidedly slower than it was. Rather than four times the 2Mb connection I had, they appear to have done the maths wrong and divided by four instead. Tests show I'm lucky to be getting 500Kb at times. :/ I'm getting ready to throw a strop in their general direction.

Mark · 12-03-2007, 22:36

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Originally Posted by Belmit

Anyone else here with BT? In exchange for a further 12 months commitment to their contract, they've sent me a BT home hub (giving me wireless which I never had before) and said that the line would be able to receive 'up to' 8Mb. So far it seems decidedly slower than it was. Rather than four times the 2Mb connection I had, they appear to have done the maths wrong and divided by four instead. Tests show I'm lucky to be getting 500Kb at times. :/ I'm getting ready to throw a strop in their general direction.

Can you get the line stats? You might just have got unlucky with a poor BRAS. If so, giving it a few days might help.

Belmit · 13-03-2007, 11:37

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Originally Posted by Mark

Can you get the line stats? You might just have got unlucky with a poor BRAS. If so, giving it a few days might help.

How would one get such stats? I've been using http://www.speedtest.net/ and http://www.speedtester.bt.com/ to test the speed of the line - this morning I've managed to get about 1400Kb download speeds.

From the latter site (BT's):
Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test:
IP profile for your line is - 1500 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 4448 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1388 kbps

Mark · 13-03-2007, 11:45

You'll have to look on the home hub, assuming it's not locked down.

Though, from those numbers, it does look like a BRAS issue. You might have to wait several days for the system to figure out that your line can do better.

Belmit · 13-03-2007, 11:50

Yeah I can access the hub, including admin tools, through BT's malware GUI that infects the PC when you first install everything! I'll investigate it. According to the Tom Baker message left on my 1571, it was all activated back around the 24th of Feb so I would have thought it would have sorted itself out by now, but I'll give it longer and see if it makes a difference.

Nutcase · 25-03-2007, 16:34

First bit of downtime. From about 6am today until some time between 11am and 3pm. Oh well

12-03-2007, 22:30	#4
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Anyone else here with BT? In exchange for a further 12 months commitment to their contract, they've sent me a BT home hub (giving me wireless which I never had before) and said that the line would be able to receive 'up to' 8Mb. So far it seems decidedly slower than it was. Rather than four times the 2Mb connection I had, they appear to have done the maths wrong and divided by four instead. Tests show I'm lucky to be getting 500Kb at times. :/ I'm getting ready to throw a strop in their general direction. __________________

13-03-2007, 11:50	#8
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Yeah I can access the hub, including admin tools, through BT's malware GUI that infects the PC when you first install everything! I'll investigate it. According to the Tom Baker message left on my 1571, it was all activated back around the 24th of Feb so I would have thought it would have sorted itself out by now, but I'll give it longer and see if it makes a difference. __________________

12-03-2007, 21:35	#1
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	ukfsn seem one of the good guys when it comes to using more advanced stuff - 8 IP's is a free thing, and 16 is a one off £25 charge. Says somewhere no port blocking etc. One of the main reasons I want a proper firewall etc. is so I can run my own email server - whoever@whatever.entadsl.com is a really poo email address!

12-03-2007, 21:38	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	It's not so much a firewall you need for email, it's a secure email server which doesn't accept relay attempts and has some good antispam rules. I keep considering setting up one on my own server, so it might be worth starting a thread specifically on this topic.

13-03-2007, 11:45	#7
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	You'll have to look on the home hub, assuming it's not locked down. Though, from those numbers, it does look like a BRAS issue. You might have to wait several days for the system to figure out that your line can do better.

25-03-2007, 16:34	#9
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	First bit of downtime. From about 6am today until some time between 11am and 3pm. Oh well