-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jerome R. Westrick wrote: > On Monday 15 October 2007 10:27:01 Aniruddha wrote: >> On Sun, 2007-10-14 at 17:22 -0600, John Meyer wrote: >>> I must have gotten into this thread a little too late. Why, exactly, >>> would you want a static ip in a dhcp environment? Sorry for the new >>> question, but it's better than asking people if they prefer "top or >>> bottom" (not in that way, of course) ;-) >> Lol! I agree 100% ;) The reason I would like a static ip is simple, I >> use ssh to troubleshoot his system. Therefor it would be handy if his ip >> didn't change all the time. >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Aniruddha >> >> Please adhere to the OpenSUSE_mailing_list_netiquette >> http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_mailing_list_netiquette > > Ahhh, that is what dyndns is for. > > Basically, it's a service that allows you to reserve a DNS name. The service > transaltes that name to an IP address. The service offers a program that your > brother can install on his computer which will update the IP address that > dyndns will translate to. > > In this way you can ssh to your brothers PC with a dyndns name, and always > get the correct IP address... > > Hmmmm... Somehow my explanation got twisted. > > Google for Dynamic Dns, it's designed to solve your current problem... > > > Jerry > >
But only if the device is not resident on a NAT network. Then the static/ dynamic IP issue becomes a little moot. As the gateway router will have no idea where to forward the external request an attempt to establish an external ssh session will fail. - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHEzscasN0sSnLmgIRAhXTAKDTNJ4voMvnwyxteKRPkxGPkDisAgCgtjCC dWg8bKrUvgfmYyjjSE/0FGg= =PiAC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
