Move complete

Posted by bert hubert Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:23:00 GMT

The move is complete. Besides the obvious stuff, this includes ADSL, IPv6 tunnel, heaps of domain names and the very server that powers this blog. You are now reading this from a closet beneath our television in Rijswijk (‘rhymes with “Nice Bike”’), The Netherlands. Thanks to my great friends over at xs4all the move happened with near zero downtime. Or to be more precise, it could’ve happened with near zero downtime.

I managed to create a tunnel from the new to the old IP address, and then changed over most of the DNS records. Extricating the server from the stunning mess of cables that had accumulated over the years took some more time though, so there was a bit more downtime than I hoped.

Anyhow, this all means we no longer have to borrow the wireless internet from our friendly neighbour ‘linksys’. Much obliged. I still feel a bit bad about this, if I ever figure out who ‘linksys’ is I’ll thank them. And give them a free lecture on securing an access point :-)

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  1. piotr said 1 day later:
    They may not need lectures though. I leave my access point intentionally open, since when I am without internet service like you I appreciate open aps very much. So I offer web and popular ports connectivity from the places I can. And instruct friends/familiars to do the same.
  2. bit said 5 days later:
    Piotr, that sounds like you *have* secured your AP by limiting functionality. But the people who leave their AP's fully open, with unrestricted access to the Internet (think smtp.. brrr!) are the ones who may benefit from a free lecture by bert. :-) Providing access in the way that you describe is a bit tricky. Your ISP holds you responsible for whatever happens on your connection, and may suspend or terminate service if abuse is taking place. But on the other hand, if illegal activities are taking place from your connection, having an open AP makes it pretty difficult to prove that you are involved. So, in a way, it may even offer some protection against liability. Hmmmm.
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