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re: dynamic host Friday, October 7, 2005 at 3:27 pm Posted by borg (2664 messages posted) You have a router and want to use port forwarding? Give some details like router model, how many computers are on your LAN etc. On Friday, October 7, 2005 at 1:23 pm, mario03 wrote: >what is a dynamic host and does it allow port forwarding? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: dynamic host Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 6:47 am Posted by mario03 (35 messages posted) I am using westel 2200 and have dsl and I have only one computer connected. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: dynamic host Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 7:49 am Posted by borg (2664 messages posted) You can use DHCP and port forwarding, but there is a problem concerning IP addresses: if your IP is changed via DHCP then PF will no longer be available until you also change the IP address where the port(s) are forwarded. I think a static address is better; your router accepts that. It doesn't matter if you let dhcp enabled, just set your comp to an address from the 192.168.1.x class, where x is 50 or greater. Setup your computer's connection like this: IP to 192.168.1.100, mask to 255.255.255.0, gateway and DNS to 192.168.1.1. The user manual says that the router runs a small DNS server. If this setup works then forward ports you want to 192.168.1.100. I assumed that your router's DHCP range and IP class are the default ones. On Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 6:47 am, mario03 wrote: > >I am using westel 2200 and have dsl and I have only one computer connected. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: dynamic host Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 8:57 pm Posted by mario03 (35 messages posted) yeah I haven't changed anything in my router configuration, what should I change? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: dynamic host Sunday, October 9, 2005 at 1:23 am Posted by borg (2664 messages posted) Nothing now, just configure your computer's connection. Start -> Settings -> Network Connections, right-click on the LAN connection, Properties, select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", Properties, select both "use the following ...", enter these: IP address: 192.168.1.100 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway: 192.168.1.1 Preffered DNS: 192.168.1.1 Alternate DNS: [empty] Hit OK until all dialog pages are closed, disable and re-enable the connection (r-click, enable/disable). Copy/paste "ipconfig /flushdns" (without quotes) into start->run then try to connect to the net. If this works, your computer will always have the private (intranet) address 192.168.1.100 and you can set up port forwarding using this address. 192.168.1.100 is an example, you can choose any number between 50 and 254 instead of 100. On Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 8:57 pm, mario03 wrote: >yeah I haven't changed anything in my router configuration, what should I change? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: dynamic host Monday, October 10, 2005 at 9:03 am Posted by Dan Sarandrea, MCSE (7096 messages posted) A dymanic host is an arrangement where you sign up for an account with a free Dynamic DNS (DDNS) host service. You pick a host name, then run the service's update client on a computer on your home network behind your router. The client monitors your public IP address and when it changes, it tells the DDNS service which in turn keeps the internet's DNS system up to date. Your host name would be set up like this: [pick_out_a_hostname.the_DDNS_service_.whatever] So if you signed up with No-Ip.com (the one I use for my customers), your host name (if not already taken) could be: mario03.no-ip.org You would set this up if you wanted to access, from the public internet, services running on computers on your home network. Instead of having to know your public IP address, which with most DSL and cable providers is subject to change, all you have to know is your host name. It's the same idea that's behind a web address......you don't know that www.annoyances.org is 209.133.53.130, but the DNS system does. Newer routers have some DDNS configurations built-in after making agreements with some of the many free DDNS providers out there. You don't have to use the ones in the router. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: dynamic host Monday, October 10, 2005 at 9:46 am Posted by Falcon (13489 messages posted) My thoughts were that he is talking about something relating to DHCP... (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Malware Removal [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum