On 04/15/2016 09:43 PM, John Andersen wrote:
On 04/15/2016 04:15 AM, James Knott wrote:
But if you want a "static" address that will be reachable outside of your local network, you'll need, at least, to get one from your ISP -- who will likely require a domain name (which means purchasing a domain name as well). That depends. My Internet connection has a dhcp address, but it changes so seldom (years) it might as well be static. Also, my host name is
On 04/15/2016 12:57 AM, Linda Walsh wrote: based on cable modem and router mac addresses. So, unless I change hardware, my host name never changes.
And then there is Dyndns and 27 others that will handle a routeable name for you to your router's public IP address. The client is even included in opensuse packages.
Why would I need that? As I said, I have a static host name and virtually static address. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org