[PLUG] Website hosting at home

[Steven Susbauer]

Why not just get a dynamic DNS service?

On 6/10/05, Ted Kubaska <tkubaska at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> Sorry but I'm confused by your reply. What I mean is that I get a dynamic IP
> from Charter. I don't know what the lease is but it's long. I turn off my
> modem at least once a day. I often get the same dynamic IP back. But not
> always.
> 
> If I want them to assign a static IP address to me, I do think I must get a
> business license from them. I'm assuming that if you want to host a web site
> you need static IP address.
> 
> I'm not hosting a site and don't plan to but interested in the discussion.
> 
>  -Ted
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org
> [mailto:plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Vram
> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 15:18
> To: tkubaska at ieee.org; General Linux/UNIX discussion and help;civil and
> on-topic
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Website hosting at home
> 
> 
> Ted Kubaska wrote:
> 
> >Hmmm...I have Charter not comcast and I think (but should check) that
> >you cannot get a static IP form them unless you get a business license.
> >
> > -Ted
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org
> >[mailto:plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Evan Heidtmann
> >Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 21:43
> >To: General Linux/UNIX discussion and help;civil and on-topic
> >Subject: Re: [PLUG] Website hosting at home
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 2005-06-09 at 20:56 -0700, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
> >
> >
> >>The first thing you need to do is check the terms of service of your
> >>bandwidth provider. I have Comcast, and IIRC, you can't even host a
> >>non-commercial site without buying a business service with Comcast.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >That restriction is most likely in writing only. Many people host a
> >site anyway and don't ever hear from their ISP. YMMV.
> >
> >Evan
> >
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> What they have is a dynamic IP that has not changed for a bit. But, no
> registered domain?  So you can get them by typing their IP in the url box??
> 
> Vram
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