Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-09 Thread Matt Smith
thanks everybody for your help. i've been using debian exclusively for years now and although i'm somewhat familiar with bash, C++/Qt etc, networking is not my strong suit. Apologies for being off topic, debuser just seemed like a community I could reach out to. Can someone please point their bro

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-08 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 18:44:15 -0500 shawn wilson wrote: > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 6:16 PM, Celejar wrote: > > > On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 01:55:32 -0500 > > shawn wilson wrote: > > > > ... > > > > > lastly, what does this have to do with linux? debian in particular? to > > keep > > > this topical, if yo

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-08 Thread shawn wilson
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 6:16 PM, Celejar wrote: > On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 01:55:32 -0500 > shawn wilson wrote: > > ... > > > lastly, what does this have to do with linux? debian in particular? to > keep > > this topical, if you're going to do any hosting on this box, i'll advise > you > > to mind what

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-08 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 01:55:32 -0500 shawn wilson wrote: ... > lastly, what does this have to do with linux? debian in particular? to keep > this topical, if you're going to do any hosting on this box, i'll advise you > to mind what ports you have publicly accessible, run snort and monitor it > (yo

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-08 Thread green
Stan Hoeppner wrote at 2010-12-07 23:18 -0700: > A static IP is not a requirement to "host" anything. Now the problem is that many ISPs don't even provide public IPs. DHCP returns some local address. If they weren't so lousy maybe they would support ipv6. signature.asc Description: Digital si

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-08 Thread Roger Leigh
On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 12:18:41AM -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Matt Smith put forth on 12/7/2010 3:32 PM: > > I discovered my isp has assigned me a static ip. > > > > Does this mean I can make files available over the internet, if I want to > > leave a box running 24/7? > > Yes, but you can do

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-08 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Hello, Stan Hoeppner a écrit : > Matt Smith put forth on 12/7/2010 3:32 PM: > > Yes, but you can do the same thing with a dynamic IP address and a > dynamic DNS service. A static IP is not a requirement to "host" > anything. A fixed address is required to host some services such as an authorita

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-07 Thread shawn wilson
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:18 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Matt Smith put forth on 12/7/2010 3:32 PM: > > I discovered my isp has assigned me a static ip. > > i take it you're saying you have a static *public* ip? first, i doubt it - my clear wimax modem has had the same ip for the past two and a half

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-07 Thread Fredrik Andersson
Yeah im doing that now, got dynamic ip and a free dyndns account. Running xampp and wordpress without problem. Gonna try setup some ftp for buddies and stuff i need when im away. fredrikfri...@gmail.com [X10] Den 8 dec 2010 07.19, "Stan Hoeppner" skrev: Matt Smith put forth on 12/7/2010 3:32 PM

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-07 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Matt Smith put forth on 12/7/2010 3:32 PM: > I discovered my isp has assigned me a static ip. > > Does this mean I can make files available over the internet, if I want to > leave a box running 24/7? Yes, but you can do the same thing with a dynamic IP address and a dynamic DNS service. A static

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-07 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:32:03 +1300 Matt Smith wrote: > I discovered my isp has assigned me a static ip. > > Does this mean I can make files available over the internet, if I want to > leave a box running 24/7? > > Thanks, Matt Smith. Technically, you probably can. Legally, many ISPs have a cl

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-07 Thread green
Matt Smith wrote at 2010-12-07 14:32 -0700: > I discovered my isp has assigned me a static ip. > > Does this mean I can make files available over the internet, if I want to > leave a box running 24/7? Anyone can access whatever local system of yours (could be a router) that has the public ip. S

Re: What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-07 Thread Vince Vielhaber
yes, provided your isp isn't blocking the port you share on. some isps block port 80 which would stop you from running a regular web server. most block port 25 unless it's going thru their server. On Wed, 8 Dec 2010, Matt Smith wrote: I discovered my isp has assigned me a static ip. Does

What is possible with static ip?

2010-12-07 Thread Matt Smith
I discovered my isp has assigned me a static ip. Does this mean I can make files available over the internet, if I want to leave a box running 24/7? Thanks, Matt Smith. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas..