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On 19/01/07, Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > what do people use their static ips for? Other than web hosting? > > Standard ADSL sucks for webhosting (beyond trivial volumes), as it is > highly asymmetrical in bandwidth provided. That said it is cheap if your > machine is on anyway. Definately and you also don't want to get your home box hacked because you missed a PHP patch and find yourself totally compromised. > Apart from getting home, to check for stuff I have at home, having a > static address means I can use it for trivial authentication. Such as > allowing SSH attempts from that IP address on machines I should be able > to log into (if I'm away on a dynamic IP, I just login to the home PC > and ssh out again). Static IPs are frequently a pre-requisite for any kind VPN or ssh to secure facilities - i.e. you won't even get a response from the firewall unless you're IP is on the list - this is the case with pretty much all my clients. A. -- http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk LAMP System Integration, Development and Hosting -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html