On Nov 10, 2007 7:28 PM, Aman Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Im using MTNL's Triband service for accessing the Internet at home . I > have never requested a static ip address from MTNL, however whenever im > connected to the Internet, I see that my ip address is constant , something > like 192.168.1.x , where x is the same all the time.I am new to networking > and stuff so please excuse me if my questions sound a bit noobish :) > > Ok,so i have the following two questions : > > 1) Is this ip address of mine a static ip address ?. If not , then why > does it stay the same all the time ?
The same IP address is available from the pool each time, I guess. > 2) If I want to host my website on my computer which anyone on the > internet can access, how do i go about it ? . I have some basic idea of > port forwarding and read some of the tutes on www.portforward.com, > which were really informative, but im still not sure how i can host a > website on my computer which anyone can access. Could this help? http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_setup_a_public_server_using_the_D-Link_DSL-502T_ADSL_Router Regards, Mohan S N -- Perilous to all of us are the devices of an art deeper than we ourselves possess. -- Gandalf the Grey [J.R.R. Tolkien, "Lord of the Rings"] -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
