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RE: [ECS] Cable modem / no IP address ? Ingo Pakleppa Thu, 30 Nov 2000 21:17:27 -0800

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At 09:31 AM 11/30/2000 -0500, A.J. Griglak wrote:
>Not sure if the Linksys cable modem router will fix this problem, but I
>highly recommend it if he plans to have a home network.  I support small
>networks, and every single one that has had a cable modem and a network has
>been hit with viruses / trojan horses.  The Linksys router puts an end to
>that.

I second that recommendation. I recently replaced my Linux box that I had 
used for that purpose (works very well!) with a Linksys router (works just 
as well!).

>Another course of action could be several services that will provide you
>with a static ip address even when yours is dynamic.  I'm not sure how it
>works, I have no experience with it, but I came across it in my research.
>Check out
>http://www.technopagan.org/dynamic/
>for more information on that...

These services do NOT give you a static IP address at all. What they do is 
a DNS name that "follows" your dynamic IP address. You can for instance use 
that if you run a Web server - sign up with one of these DDNS services, 
have them list www.mydomain.com in their DNS server, and your own server 
simply regularly submits the current IP address to the DDNS service. That 
way, even if your ISP changes your IP address, all users would still be 
able to find you.

Bottom line, for the question here, these services don't help you.

Ingo

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