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Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
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I have a more complex Internet setup, so I'll have to think it through. And yes, my router works with dyndns. Here is my connection: Phone Line>Filter>Verizon Westell Modem>Ethernet into router>Internet works. |
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Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
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I don't want to talk about some more things I had to do to get it working... Anyway, Verizon said I couldn't have a router and It wouldn't work in my area. TAKE THAT, VERIZON! I heard you have to pay to Verizon to make your IP static. BS. |
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Should be fixed.
Join Date: Aug 2011
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As for a static IP, you shouldn't need one from your ISP if you set up your router correctly. Just go into your Windows network settings and assign your network a static ip(192.168.2.20 is what mines is). This means whenever your desktop connects to your router then you will always connect with that IP. This is mandatory for you to properly forward ports anyways. Once you have this static ip to your router set up then you should be able to set up a dns with dyndns.org, as a properly set up dyndns will update with a new ip. From what I'm gathering though, dyndns charges... you can look into alternatives like openDNS, and specifically their client updaters(that keep track of your ever-changing ip): http://www.opendns.com/support/dynamic_ip_downloads/ I have no first-hand experience with this stuff though, just general knowledge on the subject. So breaking it down 1) bridge your verizon modem 2) properly static ip your hosting machine(your desktop) to your router 3) set up an openDNS or something with a client updater |
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Step 2: Done. Step 3: working on it +rep |
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