This page provides details on important information relating to the ISP I use. To benefit others, it also contains any information from past ISPs that might still be useful.
Comcast Business
While living in Westminster, my ISP was Comcast Business. This was activated on 2016-10-11.
Here are the connection details:
- Gateway IP Address:
96.86.32.142
- Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.248
- Static IPv4 Block CIDR:
96.86.32.136/29
- Static IPv4 Addresses:
96.86.32.137
:eddings.justdavis.com
(main IP)96.86.32.138
:piers.justdavis.com
96.86.32.139
:eddings.justdavis.com
(VPN gateway)96.86.32.140
96.86.32.141
- Static IPv6 Block CIDR:
2603:3003:5207:ad00::/56
Optimum/CableVision
While living in Brooklyn, my internet connection is on an Optimum Business plan. This was activated somewhere around 2013-07-01.
Here are the details of connection:
- Assigned Subnet:
47.21.207.48
- Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.248
- Default Gateway:
47.21.207.49
- DNS Servers:
167.206.112.138
,167.206.7.4
- Static IPs: 5
Reverse DNS
Reverse DNS for Optimum static IPs can be managed at the following page: https://business.optimum.net/internet/networkconfig.
Verizon FiOS
While living in the Baltimore area, my internet connection is on a Verizon FiOS business plan. This was activated on 2014-07-01.
Here are the details of connection:
- Speed: 50/25
- IP Range:
96.244.76.234
through96.244.76.238
- Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
- Default Gateway:
96.244.76.1
- DNS Servers:
71.242.0.12
,71.252.0.12
- Static IPs (5):
Reverse DNS
Reverse DNS for FiOS static IPs can be managed via email at help4u@verizon.com
or dns@verizon.com
.
Changing IP Address
The following topics have sections on how to handle the IP address changes necessary as part of the switch to FiOS: