[PLUG] Website hosting at home

[Ted Kubaska]

I don't know. I'm not hosting but friends (non-Linux BTW) that do always
arrange to get a static IP. Are there performance or reliability issues with
DDNS? I'll ask around -- it could be a case of "this is what I've always
done so I'll do it again."

 -Ted


-----Original Message-----
From: plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org
[mailto:plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Steven Susbauer
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 15:35
To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Website hosting at home


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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