Hi, Dave. I don't think it will be much of an issue. With many ISPs, external IP addresses change rarely. If your ISP is changing addresses frequently, consider using a DDNS server like no-ip.com. I have tested K4 Remote using a DDNS string in lieu of a hard-coded WAN address and it works fine.
/Rick N6XI On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 1:44 AM Dave <dave.g4...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very interesting Rick, thanks for sharing the info. > > One issue that seems to be increasingly common is that some (many?) ISPs no > longer offer a fixed IP address, which K4 Remote currently needs. The > system many ISPs are changing to is carrier grade network address > translation, it first surfaced in mobile networks, but is spreading to home > broadband too as ISPs run out of IPv4 addresses, see: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-grade_NAT > > A way around this is with the use of a central server, which isn't usually > free. Remote TX works in this way but uses a Raspberry Pi. I note they > support the K3. https://www.remotetx.net/ > > 73 Dave G4AON > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com > -- -- Rick Tavan Truckee and Saratoga, CA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
