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I realize there are other OS's to use that would be better for my needs, but right now that is what I am working with.
I am using a cable modem, so I have a dynammic IP address (dyndds takes care of that later, not sweating it) and I am behind a router. Just setting this up is proving to be not so easy as I had anticipated, particularly being behind a router that has a dynamic IP assignment.
How can I get a WAN-IP for my LAN-IP-assigned computer? I have full admin priveleges on every level of the domain, I just can't get this to work. To start I am trying to do it using filezilla server or RDC over VPN . . . none of the pages seem to address my problem of being behind a router with a dynamic IP. If I can't connect to my computer using an FTP server or VPN, then I can't seriously expect a webserver type platform to work.
Anyone have any advice for this should-be-a-basic newbie question? I've spent 5 days on google :(
I'll refine my question as I come up with answers or figure things out. Right now it seems that getting a WAN-IP from behind my router is the big pain in my arse.
Mack.
I used DynDNS.org to create a static DNS entry for my dynamic IP, then I set up my host and router so it would pull the same 192.168.*.* each time, and set the proper port forwarding tools there.
I set up an FTP server on my host, and was able to connect to it from my home client. Score one.
Next test, setting up RDC. I went through the advanced network set up and set my computer up to allow/accept incoming requests, and directed my routers on both ends to allow ports 3398 to have their way. Again, used the same static DNS entry and assigned router to forward the appropriate ports - but RDC won't connect from my home(client) computer, even though FTP works like a charm.
Clarify things?
