http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20307603 en Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:28:56 EDT Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:28:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20322230 dirtymrclean : I had a webserver on port 80 on Shaw for 9 years and never had a problem. If they have a problem with it they will contact you and then you can look at other options.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20322230 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:12:45 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20321732 monkeyman47 : Don't use port 80. That will really cheese off Shaw and rightly so. You can use any port and use a DNS redirect service such as FreeDNS to make your server appear to be on port 80. As was noted previously running a server of any kind is a violation of your AUP. That said, a little common sense goes a long way. Don't make your server public but, rather, limit access with password protection to only those for whom the server is intended. ie: yourself when travelling. I had a little server running when I was away from home so I could access files I might need and never had the slightest problem. I haven't used it in a couple of years now that I have a 2.5" 40GB portable hard drive in my luggage and a 2 GB pen drive in my shirt pocket. For hosting family photos or whatever there are dozens of free webhosting and photo sharing sites out there that will work much better than running your own. Keep in mind that Shaw has a perfect right to pull the plug on your server and if they warn you take it down immediately without complaint or you will lose your service and you will only have yourself to blame.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20321732 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:04:38 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20314891 AnonShawUser : If they're running Windows Home Server, it's largely just over the LAN. Even if you're running a home file server that you access on the road, it's against the AUP. But if you change the config around and keep it on the low, there shouldn't be too many issues. At least, as far as I know yet.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20314891 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:16:20 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20308591 sduguid : There are starting to be other legitimate uses for Port 80 and 443 for home users, such as Windows Home Server.

The majority of those users, I would assume, likely don't use huge amounts of traffic, especially since their connection will serve at a max of 1 megabit up.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20308591 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:13:08 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20307998 cableguy84 : they can just watch all the incoming http requests to your modem

it is against policy but if you don't abuse your account they wont bother you. If your doing mad torrents and hosting you may get a phone call.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20307998 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:33:43 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20307603 jaEYErule : Ya I see the advantages of remote hosting, but I'm talking about serving low traffic with uber-low bandwidth pages. Do they have a way to check all the customers for hosting http?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20307603 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:21:00 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20307408 anon : If you are on a residental customer be aware that you could lose your internet for breaking the AUP.

For the cost of a buisness line from shaw you are just better off getting a cheap hosting account with a 3rd party.

1 megabit upload with shaw vs 100mbit upload with a 3rd party . Which would you rather have host your site. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20307408 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:43:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20306437 jaEYErule : Just curious of experiences in hosting web content on your own servers as opposed to the included SHAW webspace.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20306437 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:50:59 EDT