Re: Auto-notify remote user of IP address change?
Quoting Lee Braiden <jel@tundra.ath.cx>:
> On Monday 07 March 2005 20:59, David Powell wrote:
> > I'm installing a DB server into a clients office, and I want to be able
> > to set up remote ssh access to the box from home.
> >
> > The glitch is that the client's ADSL internet access has a dynamic IP
> > address.
>
> The usual CHEAP way to do this, as Roberto mentioned, is with a dynamic IP
> account (through dyndns.org, for instance), and a dynamic DNS client on the
>
> machine you want to access (or better yet, on your router). Basically, every
>
> time the IP changes, the machine will inform your dynamic IP account, which
>
> will point a domain name at the new IP address. So, for instance,
> mycomputer.dyndns.org would always point to the computer in question, no
> matter what it's actual IP.
>
> I've had problems with that on DSL: IPs change quite quickly, and setting the
>
> update frequency didn't seem to help much, at least with the service I was
> using. It's worth trying, though.
>
I used to have Bellsouth (where the IPs changed as frequently as every 2
minutes) and never had my machine be out of touch for more than a few minutes.
> If all else fails, the more correct way is to get a static IP address from
> your ISP. Some don't provide such things, but most decent ISPs do. It may
>
> cost a little extra each month, but gives you lots of options :)
True. However, now, I now have BSC and they charge $50 + for a static IP
(in addition to what you pay for the actual DSL service). Not really worth
it IMHO.
-Roberto
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