Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:59:51 -0500 From: RL <rlurman@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running own servers Message-ID: <e6ceb9d404122119593c84182@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20041222035615.GA10180@gamerasmog.com> References: <e6ceb9d4041221192435910b4e@mail.gmail.com> <20041222035615.GA10180@gamerasmog.com>
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On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 19:56:15 -0800, Joshua Tinnin <gamera@pacbell.net> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 10:24:17PM -0500, RL wrote: > > Hi. I currently have a cable modem, but I want to (if it's not too > > pricey) run my own servers including DNS server. My cable provider > > currently doesn't offer static IPs so I have a dynamic. How would I > > go about setting up my own DNS? Would I do it through the cable modem? > > Wouldn't I have to buy an IP block and be the authority for it? I'm a > > little lost. :) > > You will have problems doing this unless you have a static IP. I don't > think any cable service offers that. You can run a DNS server on an > internal network in your case. It's also possible to run a dynamic IP > resolver service, like No-IP's (dns/noip), but that is far from perfect, > unless you're just doing this for testing. For any real-world purpose, > you really have to have a static IP and a fully-qualified hostname. I > have read of people running their own servers for everyday use using > something like No-IP, but if you're running a mail server, you will most > likely have to deal with mail being rejected because of blacklisting > (many ISPs block all major ISPs' dynamic blocks from sending to their > mail servers to prevent spam), as well as reverse dns problems. It can > work alright for a small website server setup for fun or testing, or > something that won't require complicated network protocols. > > - jt > I just called my cable modem ISP (adelphia) and they said a static IP address is $130 per month!!!!!! Forget that! Now what are my other options? I do have a dynDNS address for my dynamic IP, but I can't run a DNS server and do reverse DNS with that. :(
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