** Reply to note from [EMAIL PROTECTED] 18 Jul 2001 14:24:27 -0000 Hello, Chris: > I currently run a unix web server from a company in the UK, i'm > getting a cable modem soonish and was wondering if I can run a > server from home rather than hiring one as I am now? If so what > will I need? I have Windows 2000 with php, mysql, mssql etc ..... > and redhat linux 6.2 with the same - would it be possible to set > it up from home bearing in mind my website will be the only site > hosted on it? As David mentioned, xDSL is better suited for home server use, as many (most?) cable connections are severely limited WRT outbound/upstream bandwidth. Around here, cable providers specifically prohibit having a server on their system, and will monitor your connection to ensure compliance with this prohibition. Another problem is the domain name thing: buying one is easy; finding an ISP that will set their DNS to point to your box at home is another. Also, most cable service for home use does not offer a static IP (sometimes you can get a static IP for an additional fee), but rather PPPoE, PPPoA, or DHCP, all of which can be problematic to DNS to handle and keep updated -- I know, I ran a home server (via DHCP and DSL) for over a year; fortunately, my ISP's DHCP server would consistenly reissue the _same_ IP at lease renewal time (every three hours), for many months at a time, but this certainly wasn't guaranteed, and was a suitable situation only for a hobby server where uptime wasn't important. I currently use a free DNS redirector (http://www.fdns.net) to avoid having to involve my ISP WRT domain name redirection. There are several companies that offer this service (http://www.dyndns.org/, http://www.dhs.org/, http://www.granitecanyon.com/, http://www.ulimit.com/en/, http://www.no-ip.com/, etc.). They all appear to work the same way: your domain becomes a third-tier tag-along domain. It's very cheap, and for me has worked quite well (using fdns.net) for almost two years, with only three short outtages. There are compromises, of course, but essentially you sign up with them (no cost), choose a third level domain name, tell them your server's IP, and that's it. If your server's IP changes, you log in to the redirector's site and update their DNS via a web form. Some redirectors offer a way for this latter process to happen somewhat automatically -- I haven't investigated this, as I've got the extra-cost static IP route now. And I really wouldn't recommend W2k as an internet server . . . it's the target platform of too many hackers. But that's just my (*very* biased) opinion :) Regards, Al S. -- * Hillman & other Rootes Group manuals online: http://asavage.fdns.net/Hillman * Ford Falcon manuals online: http://FalconFAQ.fdns.net PLEEEAASE don't squeeze the Limbaugh transcripts -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
