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An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides access to the Internet.

An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides access to the Internet.

Internet service providers can be either community-owned and non-profit, or privately owned and for-profit.

Access ISPs directly connect clients to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and other people (colocation). Transit ISPs provide large amounts of bandwidth for connecting hosting ISPs to access ISPs.

There are 3 tiers:

  • Tier 1: a tier 1 network is one that can reach every other network on the Internet without purchasing IP transit or paying settlements.
  • Tier 2: a tier that can access some part of the network without paying transit
  • Tier 3: only uses transit

Source wikipedia

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Finding all IP ranges belonging to a specific ISP

I'm having an issue with a certain individual who keeps scraping my site in an aggressive manner; wasting bandwidth and CPU resources. I've already implemented a system which tails my web server access logs, adds each new IP to a database, keeps…
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What benefits do a T1 line provide over "business-class" cable?

We are in a semi-rural area, so our internet connection options are pretty limited. We currently pay about $500/month for a dedicated T1 line at 1.5/1.5 Mbps from the local ISP. In comparison, Comcast is offering a 16/2 Mbps "business" internet…
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Can Linux function as its own ADSL modem?

I'm not sure specifically the differences between a normal Dial-up modem and an ADSL one. Here is my problem: I recently found an old box in the basement, which I installed Ubuntu (linux) on. I have both a NIC, and an old dial-up modem on it. My…
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Why are ISP's installing routers on my site when the feed is a form of ethernet already?

I'm connected to 3 ISP's right now. Two of them already have routers at my site, the third one announced me "they need to install some equipment" when I requested BGP session. I can only assume they need to install a Router, since that connection is…
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ISP grade Proxy

We are a ISP in Africa (bandwidth is expensive, more than 800 USD per Mbit). Instead of investing in more bandwidth I believe it can be worthy to invest on web proxy appliance. I prefer to use mature appliances instead of opensource tools. BlueCoat…
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Adding second firewall to ISP connection with multiple subnets?

My routing knowledge is a little rusty. I have a fibre internet connection hooked up like this: The managed switch breaks out VLANS for transparent lan service that is also through the ISP's box. I think that's mostly irrelevant for this problem,…
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Are caching proxy servers still be helpful for saving bandwith, now that major services have migrated to https?

I live in Turkey and am part of a group planning to build a WiFi-based ISP to service my home town, as we believe it will be easier to connect all the sub-villages that are not close to our town center wirelessly. During our research about the…
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SMTP sent E-mail not copied to Sent Folder

I discovered that some (few) providers don't copy into the Sent folder those E-mails which are sent from mail clients through SMTP. They only copy them to the sent folder if you send them from their web interface, everything sent directly through…
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Why are many DNS servers not returning the namservers for my domain correctly?

My website has become widely inaccessible and I don't know why. Up until recently I have been serving my website through cloudflare, so was using their nameservers. Recently I started using Route 53, so I changed to Amazon's name servers using my…
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Carrier Grade NAT concepts: IP bans

I'd like to deploy a Wireless WAN using IPV6 for at least the wireless bits given that 6 offers higher through-put. I'm exploring the concept of CGN and what strikes me immediately is the liability. Suppose you use a single IP address for 14…
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Is "Peering" in networking, always exchanged directly?

Do ISPs always exchange traffic directly through Peering? Or not necessarily true? I heard that peering is an interconnection that charged for no money (free) unlike Transit providers. If that the case, then why most ISPs do not benefit from…
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Are PTR records added only by the ISPs that provide and manage the IPs?

I am administering a network with many locations and work with multiple providers I checked out with my DNS provider to change the PTR records for one of the IPs, they replied: Dear Sir, We can not modify the PTR records of the IP addresses that…
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How ISPs will assign IPs /subnets for end users in IPv6

Consider two scenarios: The end user has a simple computer, dual-stack The end user has a LAN behind a dual-stack router How will ISPs differentiate each one of these kind of users in IPv6? An user in scenario (1) would receive a single IP,…
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Intermittent high ping/latency problem

I have been working with my ISP (which is a WISP, actually Fixed Broadband Wireless) trying to figure out why I intermittently get high latency. The latency is detectable in online games and other streaming applications. If I do a trace route you…
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What equipment do real ISP's use?

In a dormitory of 550 residents, people often mistakenly set up DHCP servers for the whole network by plugging in their private Wi-Fi routers wrongly. Also recently, someone mistakenly configured their PC to a static IP address being the same as…
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