[clue] Still Looking for a SoHo NW Sme

[David L. Anselmi]

Yaverot wrote:
> I haven't paid for a static IP, but it only changes every couple weeks or when I reboot that
> device, whichever comes first.  I map my subdomain to my IP with dtdns.com, and after a few
> months setup a script to check every 5 minutes if the IP has changed.

You don't need it but a static IP gets you a PTR record too, which is handy for running a mail server.

> Admittedly, I can't use my public IP (and therefore the subdomain.domain.tld) to connect to the
> server within my home, from my home;

Interesting.  I can do that.  But my modem doesn't have any web stuff enabled.

Dave