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Life Behind the Firewall Curtain?
beegle asks: "After a recent move, I discovered that my only broadband option is a cable company that puts all of its customers behind a NAT box. That means that my ISP gives me a 'private' 10.x.x.x address instead of a routable IP address. I'd like to connect to my machines remotely and use software that depends on a real address (P2P, games, etc.). The ISP doesn't prohibit this, but they're not willing to help, either. I've considered setting up a VPN to a friend's network, but that seems terribly inefficient. What hardware or software would you recommend for those of us who are stuck with 'fake' IP addresses?"
Just switch providers. Your problem is one that is becomming rampant in the ISP industry - we no longer have Internet Service Providers, we now have Web Service Providers, and anyone who doesn't fit into the "browse the web and check email" niche doesn't fit with your isp.
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You can use it to google for other ISPs that have less annoying policies. I'm quite happy with speakeasy's policies, for example, if you're in a city they support. I agree that VPNing out is inefficient, although if you can't change providers it may be your only option. :'(
So you are saying that this guy should call up the isp and ask them to configure their linksys router to forward all traffic on a certain port to his ip address and not allow any other customer to have traffic on that port?