>> I'd still like to know which IP addresses to use for remote >> connection to my cpu box. I tried the one in /net/ndb (10.0.2.15) but >> it didn't work. > > rfc 1918 addresses (10/8, 172.16/12, 192.168/16) are not > routable. (there are other non-routable ip blocks as well. check > iana's website.) you'll need to assign a routable address to your > server to contact it through the internet.
to add to what erik said, isp's will not give you the same ip through multiple connections. if you have a domain, you'll need to use a dynamic dns service, or discover your ip everytime.
