IP Forwarding: Fibre-Based ISPs Know
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When your router's configuration is done through an app (on "the cloud") rather than a web portal on your router itself your ISP can see you configurations. I know of a service that does just that. He has a web portal configured on a computer tablet, and both he and his ISP can see the configurations. They got suspicious when there were over ten port-forwards and he had downloaded a large about of data through his fancy new Fibre connection. It was new kit and he wanted to see what it could really do, so he downloaded several hundred gigs, closer to a terabyte in a period of three days. Now it wasn't that he was doing anything illegal. No, but rather he was pushing the router to see just how stable and fast his new Internet connection really was. So the ISP called him out on that and he was forced to tone down the downloads. The person who used the connection to the max stopped what he was doing, and the ISP kept him as a customer. Both parties were happy at that point. But the take home guidance from this is that on the newer app based Internet configuration software is fully transparent to both user and service provider. ISP's have deep analytics on connections, and if you're thinking of doing something bad or questionable they will know. His connection is symmetric gigabit, specifically 750 Mbit both down and up, so for the loss of functionality the customer has accepted this having lesser capabilities but greater speed. It is a trade-off that he is willing to accept. He used to have a DSL connection at 100 Mbit down and and 50 Mbit up (apx.). So having a service with faster connectivity and cheaper in terms of cost, both parties in the contract are happy with the status-quo.

This has been a heads-up to those who are getting new ISP service, that your connection may be monitored, analyzed, and a letter sent your way when you unwittingly mess up.

What ever you do, don't do anything illegal. It is one thing to have a dispute over your ISP service being it unbeknownst to you that you are doing anything wrong in contract with situations where you are actually doing something illegal. In the first scenario you get a letter from the ISP, in the second scenario you get a letter from the police or something like them.

You have been warned... and educated...
Cheers!
-warmfuzzy

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Re: IP Forwarding - They Know
By: warmfuzzy to All on Tue Sep 10 2024 10:42 pm

This has been a heads-up to those who are getting new ISP service, that your connection may be monitored, analyzed, and a letter sent your way when you unwittingly mess up.

And, never, ever let your ISP have a toe-hold into your network. Have the ISP configure your router for bridge mode. Pass the ethernet on to your *own* router. Set up your own firewall rules, and run a VPN tunnel out of your house.
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