Can't you use a dyndns name rather than an IP address?
On 24/12/2007, Paul Bartell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 24, 2007 12:04 AM, Enrique José Hernández Blasco > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > El dom, 23-12-2007 a las 10:33 -0800, Paul Bartell escribió: > > > Hello. > > > Im working on getting ebox set up as the main gateway for my house. Im > > > getting sort of puzzled witht he gateway setup. I plan on having my > > > DSL modem pluged into eth0 and then the rest of the network on eth1. > > > Im getting stuck at configuring the gateway, because it seems to want > > > a static ip address, which i dont have. I am probably missing > > > something, so could someone please point out what i am doing wrong. > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > Cannot your DSL modem be configured to give eBox the always same IP > > address? So, the eBox external address will have a fixed IP address. > > Once you set up the static interface, you may setup the default gateway. > > > > Best regards, > > > > No. My isp only allows fetching ip addresses via DHCP. The IP changes > every few months, and to get a fixed ip address, its another $99 a > month. Since i am not the one paying for the internet access, > switching isp's is not an option. > > I am thinking that ebox wants the public ip address here. Is this a > wrong assumption? > > _______________________________________________ > > Ebox-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.warp.es/mailman/listinfo/ebox-user > > > > > > > -- > "If you are savvy and smart about the choices you make in life, The > sky is not the limit!" > Mark Shuttleworth > > Random quote of the week/month/whenever i get to updating it: " hate > compasses > i like can't use them. they don't stay straight, and i end up looking > like an emo by the time i'm done, it stabs me so much" > - Jasmine Lee > > > > -- > "If you are savvy and smart about the choices you make in life, The > sky is not the limit!" > Mark Shuttleworth > > Random quote of the week/month/whenever i get to updating it: " hate > compasses > i like can't use them. they don't stay straight, and i end up looking > like an emo by the time i'm done, it stabs me so much" > - Jasmine Lee > _______________________________________________ > Ebox-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.warp.es/mailman/listinfo/ebox-user >
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