newsgroup server that allows multiple IPs

[cantbprince]

I have dsl connection and a hub.. and i wanna download from newsgroups but most servers will only allow one ip. anyone know if there are any that allow 2?

 

[Goosemaster]

probably none.

 

[deftron]

easynews allows 3 before the ban

 

[GhettoFob]

Wouldn't the newsgroup see it as the same IP since it's the same DSL connection?

 

[cantbprince]

no because with dsl the connections are assigned dynamically and to each pc as w

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: cantbprince
no because with dsl the connections are assigned dynamically and to each pc as w

to each pc as w????


as what?

In most instances, whether you have one PC or ten PCs connected via the same DSL connection-- you share a single public IP address as far as any website or public server knows or cares. This is because your DSL router actually has the public IP address, and uses NAT to share the connection with any PCs you might have.

So in this case, you have nothing to worry about.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: MathMan

Originally posted by: cantbprince
no because with dsl the connections are assigned dynamically and to each pc as w

to each pc as w????


as what?

In most instances, whether you have one PC or ten PCs connected via the same DSL connection-- you share a single public IP address as far as any website or public server knows or cares. This is because your DSL router actually has the public IP address, and uses NAT to share the connection with any PCs you might have.

So in this case, you have nothing to worry about.

He probably means 'each pc' as each dsl modem. He might not have a router.

 

[mugs]

The OP might have more than one external IP address

 

[CFster]

Yeah if he's running just a hub (network switch) then he has to assign each PC an IP. But I don't know why he would do that. Just run a router and pay for one IP. You can plug a dozen computers into a router and the internet only sees one IP.

Giganews allows 10 simultaneous connections from one IP.

BTW Giganews has 70 days of binary retention, and 945 days of text retention!

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: mugs
The OP might have more than one external IP address

Perhaps... it but without knowing how he's connecting his PCs, what equipment he's running, etc. there's no way to know that.

Some people think since their DSL router is dynamically assigning every PC they connect a different private-space IP address that that must mean they have multiple public IP addresses.. which is simply not true.

 

[max2]

Yes AstraWeb