Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:06:06 -0500 From: RL <rlurman@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running own servers Message-ID: <e6ceb9d4041221200677fb2b20@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <e6ceb9d404122120043aa4943f@mail.gmail.com> References: <e6ceb9d4041221192435910b4e@mail.gmail.com> <20041222035615.GA10180@gamerasmog.com> <e6ceb9d404122119593c84182@mail.gmail.com> <1103688155.7511.11.camel@server1> <e6ceb9d404122120043aa4943f@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:04:55 -0500, RL <rlurman@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:02:35 -0600, Frank Knobbe <frank@knobbe.us> wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 22:59 -0500, RL wrote: > > > I just called my cable modem ISP (adelphia) and they said a static IP > > > address is $130 per month!!!!!! Forget that! Now what are my other > > > options? I do have a dynDNS address for my dynamic IP, but I can't run > > > a DNS server and do reverse DNS with that. :( > > > > Without your ISPs assistance, you wouldn't be able to run reverse DNS > > anyway. Forward DNS on dynamic IP's is tricky as you have to > > re-register/change your name servers IP address with your domain name > > provider every time you get a new address. > > > > DynDNS for SMPT is doable, but forget DNS. > > > > -Frank So I guess my only option *if* I wanted to do this was to buy a business class DSL service that offers a static IP?
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