I noticed that several ISP (or countries) around the world are not really compatible with SNO constraints (impossibility to connect via TCP or other kinds of issues). Even if Storj Labs teams propose workarounds, I suppose it’s better to use a natively compliant ISP. Would it be a good idea to maintain a table with ISP and a list of criteria, allowing potential SNO to choose the best ISP available in their region?
If you think it’s not a good idea, I’m OK with that
If you think it’s a good idea, I can start with my own experience!
Don’t hesitate to propose yours, I will update the table
Don’t hesitate to propose adjustements or other criteria to assess ISP compatibility
ISP Compatibility Tracker
Country
ISP
Allow TCP Port forwarding
Limited Bandwidth
Static / Dynamic IP
Comments
Canada
Bell Canada FTTH
Yes
Unlimited (Plan dependent)
Dynamic IP
user reported : “1000/750 Service. Have used up to 2TB of data/month with no issues or slowdowns.”
Canada
Telus Fiber
Yes
Unlimited
Dynamic IP for home users
Czech Republic
Vodafone
Yes
Unlimited
Dynamic for home users Fixed for companies
France
Sosh
Yes
Unlimited
Dynamic IP
No problem
Germany
1und1
Yes
Unlimited
Dynamic IP
No problem
Germany
EWETEL
Yes
Dynamic IP
No problem
Germany
Telekom
Yes
Unlimited
Dynamic IP
No problem
Germany
Telekom Fiber
Yes
Unlimited 500Mbps Down/200Mbps Up
Dynamic IP
Tested with up to 3TB/Month and no problem
Germany
Vodafone Cable
Yes
Unlimited
CGNAT
Dynamic IP with bridge mode using own router
Italy
TIM aka Telecom Italia (Private Customer)
Yes
Unlimited & Unmetered
Dynamic IP (Static only for Business)
Luxembourg
Post
Yes
Unlimited
Dynamic IP (option)
No problem
Netherlands
KPN (fiber)
Yes
Unlimited
Dynamic IP
In practice the IP is static. It never changed in 9 years. But they don’t promise it will be static.
Spain
Movistar
Yes
Unlimited
Dynamic IP
Symetric Fiber of 600Mb
Switzerland
Swisscom
Yes
Unlimited
Static or Dynamic IP
Dynamic IP is available for free by enabling an option in the router configuration.
UK
Hyperoptic
Yes
Unlimited 1Gbps/1Gbps
Static IP
£5/month for static IPv4 address, otherwise only IPv6 or IPv4 with CGNAT available
USA
Comcast Business
Yes
Unlimited 200Mbps down/20Mbps up
Dynamic IP
Static available for an additional cost. Static IP not recommended due to implementation method.
USA
MetroNet
Yes
Unlimited 1Gbps up/down
Static IP
Had to request a static IP upon installation
USA
Spectrum
Yes
Unlimited 200Mbps down/20Mbps up
Dynamic IP
No problem
USA
Xfinity
Yes
1TB (Extra charge for unlimited) 250Mbps down/10Mbps up
Dynamic IP
$30/month added charge for unlimited data usage (May vary based on where in the USA you live)
Instead of manually creating a list like this, it would likely be more effective to just collect data like http://storjnet.info/, perform lookups on nodes’ IP addresses and look for long-running nodes.
I didn’t know this application, thanks!
Your proposition would be more automatic, indeed. But I assume it’s a little bit more time-consuming to implement (or maybe not a priority so far). Creating a table is more quick and I think it would help people to choose the best ISP in their own situation. A good workaround before having a solution like your proposition.
What do you think?
I have the cheapest package swisscom offers, I just checked again to be sure and it’s an option in the router configuration and there’s no extra fee to pay.
Country: Czech Republic
ISP: VODAFONE
Allow TCP redirect for storj port on router: YES
Limited Bandwidth: Unlimited
Fixed /dynamic IP: Dynamic for home users / fixed for company
Comments:
I have 300/20 and vodafone give with this tarif 3x Dynamic Public IPv4, so I have 3x IP in diferent subnet
Indeed, I didn’t get this point either.
It’s actually what is written in this article by Storj Labs team.
I think it is for “TCP Port redirection” but I’m not sure.
If @heunland is available to elaborate, thank you so much