I have 2 IP's one for the router on the Provider side and one for my router. I port forward to my web server and I have another servver I just link to. Sam. Mark Courtney wrote: >>From my shopping experience, if you get only a single static IP, the IP >belongs to the dsl router. This can still be useful if you do port >forwarding with the dsl router and forward the ports to a machine >internally. This feature may or may not be supported by your current dsl >router. > >If you want a single usable static IP for a computer on the LAN side of >the router, I think you might have to get a block of 8 IPs (5 are usable). > I'm not a Cisco wizard, so if I'm wrong here, my feelings won't be hurt >if somebody corrects me. > >I'm just tryin' to share some knows in hopes that somebody will gimme an >answer to my "sendmail time warp" thread. > > >Mark Courtney > >http://www.MarkCourtney.com > > __ > +|oo|+ > +|oo|+ > || > || > || > || > || > || > _ || _ > \\_||_// > | [] | > | || | > / [] \ > \______/ > > > >>Hi List, >> >>I have been using Covad DSL very happily for a year and >>a half at 1.5mb/128kb for $50/mo. I would like to get a >>static IP address for a few reasons, so I looked at their >>upgrade options. I can get 1.5mb/256mb and 1 static IP >>for $70/mo, but I have been told I have to use their NAT >>(on the DSL router). This is NOT what I want. For $80/mo >>I can get the same bandwidth and 5 static IPs and not >>have to use their NAT. That and they say I have to cancel >>my current DSL, and when it is "totally cancelled" they can >>order the new service (which I interpret as "there will be >>a delay between the end and start of the services, and >>we don't know how long that will be"). >> >>Now, that may be true, but it make me want to look for >>other options. I looked at speakeasy.net, and they look >>nice, but I wanted to ask here first: >> >>Is there anybody using a DSL service with a static IP at >>around this price range and do you like it? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Troy >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list