Re: setting a static ip on a dhcp account
Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Sun,05.Oct.08, 06:30:14, Jonathan Kaye wrote:
>
>> Yes I've already noticed exactly what you describe in the web interface
>> and I am familiar with a MAC address. I'm just wondering if I should
>> leave things as they are or configure the modem as discussed.
>
> That's for you to decide ;) As far as I can tell you can forward ports
> to a specific MAC, so it might not matter whether that device always
> gets the same IP.
>
>> Here's the screen shot which looks exactly as you describe it. My machine
>> is the .70 one and its MAC address is along side it.
>
> Your initial question was about port forwarding as well. The lower part
> of your screenshot is just for that (other consumer routers call it
> "virtual server" as well):
>
> Nome: choose some name for your port forwarding
>
> Indirizzio MAC: the MAC address where the redirect should go
>
> Indirizzio IP locale: the local IP address of the computer
> (it might be that only one is enough, though I'd rather use the MAC)
>
> Porta locale: the port where your service is running
>
> Porta publica: the port that should be visible on the internet
> (usually these don't need to be the same. You could run the ssh server
> on the standard port 22, but redirect it to some other port on the
> outside. This doesn't bring much security, but it might help reduce
> traffic from script-kiddies trying to break in)
>
> Protocollo: the protocoll (usually "tcp" or "udp")
>
> Stato: state? (this is the limit of my Italian)
>
> Regards,
> Andrei
> P.S. Does your modem have Pirelli tires? :)
Thanks Andrei,
Yes, that much I figured out. "stato" does mean state. I was concerned about
the local ip which logically should be static and wondering if I needed to
explicitly change to a static ip or rely on the fact that the current setup
always seems to assign ...70 as my ip. If I understand your comment then I
don't even need to specify the local ip and just putting in my MAC would be
enough. Is that what you meant?
Cheers,
Jonathan
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