Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:50:14 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: connecting servers on lan to internet Message-ID: <52B49F76.3010002@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <20131217064310.e423fca3e72e348a9b9f047e@sohara.org> References: <52AF88D5.4050908@hdk5.net> <20131217064310.e423fca3e72e348a9b9f047e@sohara.org>
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Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:12:21 -1000 > Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> wrote: > >> If I NAT the two servers to the lan and direct the DNS to the single >> line IP will that work? > > Frank has given good advice on how to do it. It will work fine > *provided* your ISP is giving you a public IP address not a private one > behind their own NAT and they are not blocking incoming traffic to the > ports you use (25, 80 and perhaps 443). Also if the IP is public but > dynamic (like mine) then you will need a dynamic DNS entry somewhere. > > I do much the same thing here, I had to request an opening for > incoming port 25 from my ISP since they block it by default. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aloha, Thanks Steve and Frank for checking my concept. I will be working with the ISP on testing the open ports before I start moving anything over. Thanks for the suggestions. Happy Holidays. Al ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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