On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:41:15 -0800 Marc Shapiro <mshapiro_42@yahoo.com> wrote: > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > >If you use DHCP to configure your cable modem, chances are that you > >have a dynamic IP of some sort. > > > > > <SNIP> > > >You might want to look at registering your ip with one of the dynamic > >dns services, who will effectively map your address to a static > >for you. ddns rings a bell as a Debian package. > > > > > > > If my DSL modem is using NAT, so that my box shows a 192.xxx.xxx.xxx IP > address but the outside world is seeing 71.xxx.xxx.xxx can I still use a > service like dyndns? Will that get past the modem to my box, or will it > get stuck? > If you can access the configuration of the modem, you should be able to port-forward to your box. That is, you can redirect specific ports on the modem to specific machines on your LAN. For http, you'll want port 80 mapped to whatever machine you are hosting on. Usually, you point your web-browser to the modem itself (probably 192.168.1.1) to get its configuration interface. A > -- > Marc Shapiro > mshapiro_42@yahoo.com > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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