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Use Connect to Server to connect to anywhere
Authored by: sdrubbins on Mar 02, '07 10:38:55AM

I have a dynamic IP, but my ISP gives me a static text URL that I can always use to connect to the computer. (I don't know if every ISP does this.) You can find this URL in one of the sharing panes in Sys Prefs, near where you can find your IP address.

If you have this, then you can use it with the "connect to server" command, and also with SSH, FTP, Rsync, etc. It's as good as a static IP address, even when the IP address underlying it is dynamic.

BUT: while you can serve web pages from that URL, as far as I know if you want to register a domain, the new domain must be attached to a real IP address, which means you have to use DynDNS or NoIP or the like.

AND: while I called it 'static,' it's not really. If my cable modem loses its connection and must be reset, then it will create a new URL. But as long as the connection stays up it will effectively be static (mine's been the same for over two years now).

(Hmm, this might be a good hint all on its own...)



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