I've never heard of anyone being busted for doing this, but I have also seen isps with explicit policies against it. So, I doubt they'd go after anyone in particular without some extrinsic reason. But, why challenge the point? Why not just go with a provider that explicitly supports linux and home networking? \ On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > If you're running ipmasq. can your isp run a tracer on you and > > catch you? > > It would probably be possible by sniffing out the packets and analizing > the http requests. But I have never heard of such a thing being done. It > would be a lot of work just to find someone who had an extra machine or > two. Not to mention that it wouldn't bode well under scrutiny. > > Now if you attempt to set yourself up as some sort of ISP and resell the > bandwidth you are asking for trouble. But if you are looking to connect > the few computers you own so you and yours can all surf I would not > concern myself with such things. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. > If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.html Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/technology/accessapp.html