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 the same thing with a dynamic IP address and a > dynamic DNS service. A static IP is not a requirement to "host" > anything. I ran a home mail/web server for many years on SBC DSL with a > dynamic (PPPoE) address. Many tens of thousands of other geeks have as > well. :)
For extra fun, you can get yourself a static IPv6 address and tunnel that over your static or dynamic IPv4 connection. You can then keep all your Debian systems up-to-date using IPv6 mirrors, and get out onto the "new" IPv6 internet. Regards, Roger -- .''`. Roger Leigh : :' : Debian GNU/Linux http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/ `. `' Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ `- GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848 Please GPG sign your mail.
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