Comcast Gunning for NAT Users

phillymjs writes: "A co-worker of mine resigned today. His new job at Comcast: Hunting down 'abusers' of the service. More specifically, anyone using NAT to connect more than one computer to their cable modem to get Internet access- whether or not you're running servers or violating any other Acceptable Use Policies. Comcast has an entire department dedicated to eradicating NAT users from their network. We knew this was coming since this Slashdot article from two months ago, but did anyone think they'd already be harassing people that are using nothing more than the bandwidth for which they are paying? It makes me very happy that my DSL kit arrived yesterday, and I'll be cancelling my Comcast cable modem early next week." Earthlink and Comcast have both been advertising lately their single-household, multi-computer services (and additional fees) -- probably amusing to many thousands of broadband-router owners, at least until the cable companies really crack down.

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First Post

[Ironix]

This is my first 'first post' post ever

Re:First Post

[Anonymous Coward]

Nice! I am gonna quote that shit!

-txr

ReplayTV 4000

[duplicate-nickname]

How much will they charge to setup my ReplayTV 4000, eh?

What about that new toaster I bought?

*BSD is dying

[Anonymous Coward]

So why now? Why did *BSD fail? Once you get past the fact that *BSD is fragmented between a myriad of incompatible kernels, there is the historical record of failure and of failed operating systems. *BSD experienced moderate success about 15 years ago in academic circles. Since then it has been in steady decline. We all know *BSD keeps losing market share but why? Is it the problematic personalities of many of the key players? Or is it larger than their troubled personalities?

The record is clear on one thing: no operating system has ever come back from the grave. Efforts to resuscitate *BSD are one step away from spiritualists wishing to communicate with the dead. As the situation grows more desperate for the adherents of this doomed OS, the sorrow takes hold. An unremitting gloom hangs like a death shround over a once hopeful *BSD community. The hope is gone; a mournful nostalgia has settled in. Now is the end time for *BSD.

Re:I don't like f*gs.

[bitfarmer]

Dude, if you going to clutter my screen like that, couldn't you at least have done it with the digits of pi or e or the Feigenbaum number or something like that?

Sheesh.

While you're at it, why don't you force the screen width out at the same time? If you're gonna annoy us, why not go all the way?

Kids these days... No creativity...

nat user alan thicke dead.

[Alan_Thicke]

Just heard the sad news on CBC radio. Comedy writer/actor Alan Thicke was found dead in his home this morning. Even if you never watched his work, you can appreciate his work in 80's television. Truly a Canadian icon.
He will be missed :(
Show me That Smile:

Show me that smile again.
Ooh show me that smile.
Don't waste another minute on your crying.
We're nowhere near the end.
We're nowhere near.
The best is ready to begin.

As long as we got each other
We got the world
Sitting right in our hands.
Baby rain or shine;
All the time.
We got each other
Sharing the laughter and love.

Re:Slashdot Got Trolled

[jkmiecik]

Hey cockgoblin, why would I run a 486? This isn't 19-fucking-90.

Thanks Slashdot! I forgot I can't hit your homosexual 'Submit' button within 20 seconds or you'll bitch and moan!

Hockey star, Wayne Gretzky found dead at 27.

[Anonymous Coward]

Young and upcoming hockey star, Wayne Gretzky, was found dead in his London home early Tuesday, no other details were released. The former Bruins standout was on course to bringing home the super bowl trophy for his Tacoma team.