[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux on AT&T cable

[brian@pongonova.net]

On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 12:09:32PM -0500, Courtney Grimland wrote:
> Now, if I could only get a static address...  With @Home, my FQDN was <my
> hostname>.alntn1.tx.home.com, and it always resolved to the correct ip address
> (which never changed, by the way).  I had no problems accessing my router away
> from home when it was like that.  Now, my FQDN is
> <my-full-IP-address>.client.attbi.com, so I can't really get around the dynamic
> address thing like I could before, since technically I don't really know what IP
> address I have at any given time.  However, the address that I have has never
> changed since since I've been on AT&T, so I guess it's really no different than
> before.

Have you considered a domain name of your own, and hosting it on everydns.net?  You
can automate the process so that if your dynamic IP address ever changes (mine
hasn't since the switchover), your DNS record at everydns.net will be update with
the new address.  The drawback?  There's a period of time (on the order of hours)
during which your new DNS data is propagated through the system (caches need to be
updated, etc.).  However, you can always query the nameserver directly for
immediate updates to your IP address, such as if you trying to connect to your box
remotely.

If you looking for a domain registrar, I've had very good service with gandi.net.
Domains are $10/year, you own your domain, there are no onerous agreements to agree
to, and they provide a very good web interface for administering your domain.   

Of course, I'd be amiss if I didn't put a plug in here for www.opennic.unrated.net,
an alternative root to that monopoly we have all grown to love called ICANN!  

  --Brian