On Sun, 2010-06-27 at 08:46 -0400, Nick Cummings wrote: > As far as a static IP, you can't just use DynDNS (or a similar > service)? My router, for example, will automatically monitor the WAN > IP and update the DynDNS entry accordingly (though I have a static IP > and don't use this feature). The only thing that could be a problem > is if the ISP decided to switch IPs while you're connected. I have a > friend in Florida who used FIOS to work from home and had the problem > that no connection could be maintained longer than a few hours (I > don't know if this experience is representative). However, if you use > something with suspend capability (screen for the terminal or NX for > GUI) then at least this could be transformed from a major problem to > simply a major annoyance. I've never used an ISP who used dynamic > IPs, so I can't speak to the time scale over which the IPs change, but > many people use DynDNS, so I assume the timescale must typically be > long (on the order of days or months, or only on modem resets).
I just thought I'd chime in here in praise of DynDNS... I've been using DynDNS at home in College Park for a couple of years. I run OpenWRT on my router, and it automatically updates from there. No problems at all. I've also run it from my main computer, behind the router, and that works fine too. I frequently connect to my home computer via SSH or Samba from outside using it. At my parents' house in Michigan, their old Netgear router has been running DynDNS for a couple years, totally unattended, and that works fine as well. I can SSH in to fix things at home thanks to the dynamic updating. So DynDNS is a pretty great service. Free too! Dan
