Static IP Address

How to obtain one

[chris_f]

Hi all,

Let's give you the boring details first.

I'm in the UK and my broadband provider is NTL. _{Not saying whether the service is good or bad.}

Now the question. I am looking to install a server at home for development and small time hosting. However, my issue comes in when I think about DNS and site hosting. How do you obtain an IP Address? In work we have some IP Addresses which we pay our provider for. However, I believe we have to use their ADSL service (through their router) to use the IP Addresses. Is this true of all cases?

Chris.

[chris_f]

any ideas?

[dstanovic]

I know with my cable-modem service I have to pay an extra $50.00 a month for a static IP (I don't). My IP has only changed about 5-6 times in 3-1/2 years. There are free IP forwarding services available which check your connection and forward to your new IP. You need to stay signed into them I believe if you want uninterrupted service.

[chris_f]

dstanovic, do you know where I would find these services?

I've found this [soft.snowseed.com] does anyone think it's a good idea?

Chris

[dstanovic]

I have only heard of this one being used, which doesn't mean I have any experience whatsoever with it. It should be on top of results with an org domain.

[google.com...]

[Lisa]

All IP addresses are controlled by ICANN. So every organization that has an IP address must receive them from them.

You will want to visit ICANN's Address Supporting Organization [aso.icann.org] homepage.

From there they are broken up into different sub-organizations. You are in Europe so you will be governed by RIPE NCC [ripe.net].

Any organization that requires an IP address allocation from the RIPE NCC needs to become a Local Internet Registry.

Organizations sometimes set up a Local IR because they have no other means of acquiring address space, or because it is better from the perspective of Internet Routing. In other cases, they can obtain IP addresses from the (upstream) service provider and there is no need to obtain address space from the RIPE NCC directly.

In order to receive an initial IP address allocation, an LIR needs to demonstrate either the utilization of a minimum /22 (1024 addresses), or an immediate need for an assignment of at least a /22.

As you will see only big organization are encouraged to be members. As the fees are very high. [ripe.net]

If a small organization such as your self needs IP address you will need to contact your upstream provider. They usually charge like 50 times higher then normal prices. I guess they like to make money. But if you are serious about it look for a data center or Internet meeting area in your country. You can buy rights to IP address much cheaper there because there will be more companies concentrated in one area. All the upstream providers also have an upstream provider, so just start working backwards until you find the major source in your area. The higher the level you go the cheap things become.

The short answer is, if you want an IP. Talk with your local provider or look for a new one. Or locate your servers inside the Internet backbone meeting place for your country.

[ppg]

I dont know if this will help you but theres dns2go at deerfield which sounds like it does what you want. You have to download and install a client on your machine, but its free.

I havn't tried it so I don't know how good/reliable it is.

[chris_f]

Thanks to you all.

[eyeDX]

i have an isdn dial-up at present and have found dns2go to very beneficial in this regard (simulated static ip address)

just wanted to chip in my two cents worth